Here is a film that really works and keeps your attention all the way through. The reviews I read before I bought the DVD set up preconceived notions of a film about business and ambition. This is actually a small part of the film. I saw it as a love triangle story more than anything. Laurence Harvey's character does state at the beginning of the film that he wants to marry for position in business but his heart really isn't in it. He falls truly in love with the Simone Signoret character (Alice) and the only reason he gets back together with the bosses daughter is because of chance. I saw his character as sensitive and real. I think he would have stayed with Alice in the end if he could have. Its the bosses daughter who is simple and shallow. How could she think he really liked her? It was so obvious that he didn't. This film has all the cliches, but it doesn't cheapen it. Great acting and script. A must see!
Review of Room at the Top
