The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful

Director - Robert Canton (Orgy Girls '69, A Run for the Money)

Starring - Harold Herbsman (The Defenders, A Woman in Love), Janis Young (The Boston Strangler, Another World), and Jennifer Welles (Confessions of a Young American House Wife, Sugar Cookies)

Release Date - 1970

Genre - Drama

Tagline - "POLITICIANS -- Their private lives and loves -- their cruelties and perversions are... all exposed in... The Good, The Bad And The Beautiful"

Format - Bluray (Personal Collection)

Rating (out of 5):

     There has been a few instances where AGFA has released a double feature with the main film in the set was a bit of a disappointment but the second, or bonus film, was surprisingly fun.  It's not often that this happens but it has happened a few times.  After watching Love After Death I couldn't wait to check out the second film in the set in hopes that it was better.  Thought The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful was a better film it was still a difficult one to finish.  I was not a fan of this one.

     The film follows a politician and his wife who are trying to live the picture perfect life.  However, both of them are caught up in their own scandals.  The politician finds himself in an affair while his wife is being blackmailed by a man she doesn't remember about a night she can barely recall.

     The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful did have a better story than Love After Death but that's not saying much.  The improvement in the story is a welcomed change but the acting and pacing is all off.  The acting in this one is extremely awkward and put me in mind of day time soap operas.  The character over do their reactions in almost every scene which makes for a few laughs but that overstays it's welcome fairly early on.  The characters are very unlikable and the cast feels like they would rather be somewhere else.  The story for this one could have been a lot more entertaining if it would have focused on the drama rather than the scandal itself.  I'm all for sexploitation films doing what they do best but these "sex" scenes are a chore to watch and way too long.  I feel that the team behind the counter had no idea what kind of film they wanted to make and the end result is a mixed up film with an identity crisis.  Finally, no blood or gore in this one.  However, if awkward sex scenes are more your speed then you will be in luck.  Overall, The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful was a bit of a step up from the previous film but it's a real chore to finish.  I could recommend a few other AGFA releases to check out instead of this one.