Stanley Kubrick shows what a talented director can do with "B" film material. With sharp dialogue and unique camera moves he elevates this simple heist film into a stylish film noir. Film has a great ironic twist ending. Film suffers from a 1950's "Dragnet" style narration and lacks the substance that Kubrick would add to later films. Does not hold up as well to repeated viewings, unlike Kubrick's other early films such as Paths of Glory. Sterling Hayden is excellent in this type of role. He defined the hard-boiled 50's gangster in the film The Asphalt Jungle.
At The Movie House rating *** stars
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THANKS FOR THE REVIEW...WE CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE...THIS, IN MY OPINION, IS 4 STARS, THOUGH JUST BARELY...BY THE WAY, IT MAKES THE TOWN LOOK SOPHMORIC
GREAT PLUG FOR PATHS OF GLORY, ONE OF MY ALL TIME CLASSIC AND 10 DESERT ISLAND FILMS
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