Shot on location in Montreal, 1964's The Luck Of Ginger Coffey is propelled by excellent photography, an engaging story adapted from a best selling novel and a nomination-worthy
performance by the one and only Robert Shaw. Downbeat in general, Shaw's performance keeps hope alive for our struggling character and the ending comes thru with an upbeat conclusion. You like "dramas," remember those things? Well, here's a real one for ya- Using my Pinewoods Rating System I give this fine Canadian film the Four Pinewoods it so richly deserves....The Horror!! (original 1964 reviews from NY Times & Variety follow)
Movie Review - - Screen: A Hopeless Failure, Fashioned Honestly:Robert Shaw Portrays 'Ginger Coffey' - NYTimes.com
We know that Ginger is hopeless from the moment we see him sit down and start giving out with hot air and excuses to a clerk in the employment placement bureau in Montreal. We can see that he is shifty and pretentious, the sort of fellow who can't stay put in any job because he hasn't the assurance, the competence or the will.
Review: ‘The Luck of Ginger Coffey’
The Luck of Ginger Coffey is a well-turned-out drama based on a Brian Moore novel. Robert Shaw and Mary Ure are a married couple who have found the going in Montreal rough since they arrived from Dublin six months before to make their new home in Canada.
THE HORROR!!
