Diagonaldi Very well executed

TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Wizard-8 The idea behind "Never Let Go" is a sound one, even though its core idea may have been somewhat inspired by the classic Italian movie "Bicycle Thieves". And in the end, the movie isn't a BAD one. It's pretty well produced on what wasn't a Hollywood budget, for one thing. And it interests you enough to make you watch to the end to see what will happen. Still, there are a couple of big problems that hold the movie back from greatness. The movie starts off well, but as the protagonist continues his search for his stolen car and increases the intensity of his investigation, sympathy for him is severely worn down. People get hurt by his obsession, for one thing. Then there is Peter Sellers' performance. This wasn't the only completely straight role Sellers had during his career, but this one suggests why he didn't go for that many more straight roles. He's okay when his character is calm, but when his character gets angry or aggressive, he puts in too much of an effort and becomes kind of a cartoon. Still, fans of Sellers may find the movie of interest to see their idol try something much different.

LCShackley John Cummings (Richard Todd) is a mediocre cosmetic salesman who's a chronic loser: always chasing rainbows but living a humdrum life with a wife who loves him but might be running out of patience. He buys a new car to help with his sales route but fails to insure it, so when a local thug (Adam Faith) steals it to deliver to the crime boss (Peter Sellers) he's in debt and has no transportation except London buses. His sales start to dwindle as he misses appointments and begins to lash out at clients (and co-workers).He becomes obsessed with getting his car back, which he sees as the key to a good life. Through a grubby newspaper salesman (Mervyn Johns - you may know him as Bob Cratchit in the Alastair Sim "Scrooge"), he works his way up the food chain until he finally confronts the very sadistic Sellers. The police offer no help, and Todd's wife is threatening to leave him if he won't give up his quest.I wondered why I had never seen this film before. The answer might lie at the beginning of the trailer: this was given an "X" rating in England when it was released. That doesn't mean "porn" but it does mean "adult content" - including language, fairly graphic violence, and strong hints of sexuality. It was probably too hot for most American TV outlets in the 60s and 70s and wasn't a big enough hit to warrant any special treatment. It's a fairly standard gangster thriller but has good performances by the main characters, and a score by John Barry that occasionally rises above the mediocre.

funkyfry This is a nice little picture, kind of a commentary on crime, which features Richard Todd as a perfume salesman who doesn't take kindly to having his new Impalia stolen by a gang lead by Peter Sellers. Although there may be elements of dark comedy, this is basically a straightforward crime drama and all the principals are very effective, particularly Sellers.You could basically see this film as a modern urban variation on "High Noon." The police and the man's wife eventually decide that going after Sellers is far too dangerous, but as the title implies this man will just not let go of his precious car. He goes so far as to bring danger down upon his own household, when Sellers tracks him there and pushes his wife around. Finally he has to have a man-to-man showdown with the villainous Sellers, and the men beat each other nearly to death.I've never really seen Sellers quite as evil as he was in this film. He pushes women around, he robs from innocent people with no remorse, and he brutally punishes his underlings when they disappoint him. He attacks the role with great relish, like a man who enjoys doing bad things. This was Sellers' least mannered performance to date, among the films I have seen. In contrast to some of his later films where his excellent performances stand out like a sore thumb compared to the rest of the film, this one serves the story and the film before all else.It's an interesting comment on materialism in our society, although I don't know if it plays out today exactly as it was intended. I found myself becoming quite aggravated with the good guy and wishing that Sellers could get away with it, because I was almost as infuriated with him as the bad guy. There's also a juvenile delinquent couple that just seems thrown in to give the story "modern relevance." But all in all this is a very memorable movie and I'm surprised that it's not discussed more often.

picleo In a sea of monotonous black and white 50's - 60's films it was great to see a master of roles playing an classic villain - Sellers. Peter Sellers role in this film was quite superb as said above a classic villain for this master of character acting to sink his teeth into. Adam Faith and Richard Todd turn in an uneventful performance - in fact Todd's role was very wooden. In support of the masterly Sellers was David Lodge and Nigel Stock who in their turn have supported the best over the years and in my opinion both gave small but convincing performances as Seller's side kicks.An excellent film to see if only to watch the performance by Peter Sellers