On the Waterfront (1954)

I've worked a lot of crappy jobs. Nothing I'd call a career. If I were the sentimental type I would have an extensive collection of nametags and hairnets. Here's a list of all the dead-end jobs I've worked:
1) Burger flipper at Arctic Circle
2) Garbage man
3) Fish fryer at The Gangplank
4) Rodeo Clown
5) Cereal Killer
6) Truck Driver
7) Spider Assassin
8) Bowling Alley Employee
9) House Cat
10) Bus Driver

What does this have to do with anything? Well I wouldn't bring it up if it didn't have a connection to the subject at hand. The newest movie that I have viewed is about a crappy job, and it's called On the Waterfront.

On the Waterfront is about a corrupt union boss that has a choke-hold on the shipping industry. If anyone crosses him they end up sleeping with the fishes. Marlon Brando plays an ex-boxer who finds himself caught between the woman he loves and the man that could have him killed with nothing more than a word to his thugs.

This moral dilemma makes a movie that isn't boring, but isn't exciting. It has Marlon Brandon, who I have a man crush on, but it lacks key elements that make a great film namely:
1) A dance off between rival gangs (or any kind of dancing for that matter)


2) Two people falling in love and then one of them dying
3) Saturday Detention
4) A mannequin that comes alive
5) Ninjas that are able to dodge bullets and then suddenly not able to dodge bullets
6) Sinking ice chunks that destroy Cobra's underwater base

I didn't hate this movie, but I wasn't impressed. I'm pretty much luke warm about the whole film. If it helps you get a handle on whether or not this movie is something you would want to see consider this: due to lack of interest I watched this movie in 20 minute segments over the course of several days until I was finally able to finish it.

The bottom line:
Rating: 3.1
Would I own it? Really I can't make an opinion about this movie.
Would I recommend it? Dude I don't know...maybe.