THREE STRANGERS (1946) **1/2 Deceptively simple John Huston script entertains lofty ideas. He understood that many complexities, particularly spiritual ones, can only be objectively entertained at a relatively superficial level, that the burrowing into the most intimate secrets of the universe is a journey for an individual, or perhaps a couple. In any event, not a film audience. The most attractive character is Peter Lorre as an irrepressible and unrepentant gin absorbant, the most moral and sympathetic is Joan Lorring, a female perjuror of inconsiderable repute. The most insightful pagans may have believed that the most powerful magic is naturally occurring magic, and the founders of most religious have advised against engaging incomprehensible occult forces. Huston appears to think that the spirits most amenable to human interaction can be found in their magic bottles, and he did all right.
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