Going in I really thought I would like this movie. The concept of the movie has some "Lost" like qualities. However, for me "Bad Day at Black Rock" just fell flat. It has a great concept:
"It's 1945, just after World War II, and Spencer Tracy is a one-armed ex-army man who steps off the train in Black Rock, a remote California desert town. We don't know what he's come for, nor do the inhabitants. But they are hostile, and it soon becomes clear that they are hiding something." (pg. 308)
However, the execution is just not there. When the secret that the hostile town folk have been keeping is revealed it just doesn't really make an impact that I feel it should. The performances are unremarkable and overall it was just underwhemling.
I was disappointed because I expected to like this film. I somewhat question it's inclusion in the 1001 Movies you must see because it's not a very impressive, impactful, or entertaining movie.
