Stuck as the last of six children at home with an overbearing Italian mother, the only child still unmarried, 34 year old socially awkward Bronx butcher Marty faces middle age with no prospects of marriage, and he faces permanent bachelorhood. But when he is goaded by his mother into going to the Stardust Ballroom one Saturday night, Marty unexpectedly meets Clara, a lonely teacher. Suddenly, Marty's future seems bright.... (Full plot summary below)
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Stuck as the last of six children at home with an overbearing Italian mother, the only child still unmarried, 34 year old socially awkward Bronx butcher Marty faces middle age with no prospects of marriage, and he faces permanent bachelorhood. But when he is goaded by his mother into going to the Stardust Ballroom one Saturday night, Marty unexpectedly meets Clara, a lonely teacher. Suddenly, Marty's future seems bright.
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| Radio TimesTony SlomanAudiences used to seeing Borgnine in more menacing roles in films such as From Here to Eternity and Bad Day at Black Rock warmed to his sympathetic portrayal of the Bronx butcher with low self-esteem. |
| VarietyRonald HollowayIt's a warm, human, sometimes sentimental and an enjoyable experience. |
| Metro Times (Detroit, MI)Anita SchmaltzMarty is one of those straightforward, no-frills films that shoots directly to the dead-true point. |
| Kansas City StarDan LybargerLoaded with believably endearing characters, Marty is charming, if stagebound, |
| WaffleMovies.comWillie WaffleErnest Borgnine can act!?!?!? He was great in this classic tale about a guy who thinks love is unattainable. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterThis film is unusual in that it is so quiet and unassuming -- like its title character -- that you don't realize how impressed you are until the film is nearing its conclusion. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumPaddy Chayevsky's script, adapted from his own TV play, shows his flair for dialogue at its best, and the film manages to be touching, if minor. |
| Seanax.comSean Axmaker[Rod] Steiger's body language communicate not just his loneliness but his resignation to living out his life as "a fat, ugly little man." |
| New York Daily NewsKate CameronIt is a sentimental, heart-warming, simple story of a couple of ugly ducklings who find compensation for their lack of good looks in each other's love. |
| Tim Dirks' The Greatest FilmsTim DirksMarty (1955) is the poignant, simple character study of a lonely, unmarried, lovelorn middle-aged son who still lives with his love-smothering mother. By film's end, |
