Arian Raeisi
4Aug11
I thought it added greater dimension to the film to witness some brief history of the characters. But perhaps the effort was in vain and the flashbacks were merely not impactful enough.
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G.W. Elmer
14Feb12
Cronyn gives such a powerful performance I can't believe I haven't heard much about it before.
Christopher Taylor
29Jul11
A straightforward story about the build up to a prison riot that becomes a duel between two men amidst the chaos. The scene with the doctor and Captain Munsey is phenomenal. The third act pulls no punches and lives up to it's apt title.
Fabio Penela
6Jun11
one of the most powerful films of the 40s. and that ending, you can call it brute. even more than the final scene of the wild bunch.
Daniel S.
3Dec09
Between 1947 and 1950, Jules Dassin directed four Film Noir that revolutionized the genre: BRUTE FORCE, THE NAKED CITY, THIEVES’ HIGHWAY and NIGHT AND THE CITY. BRUTE FORCE is an uncompromising movie presenting the prison as a metaphor of society. Hume Cronyn, described as a fascist leader, thinks that only force can break the convicts. His attitude only strengthens resistance among them. The ending is one of the noirest I have ever seen in a movie of the 40’s. Masterpiece, of course. A DVD zone your library.
Joey
5Nov09
This is one of the most violent, brutal movies I have ever seen. The final twenty-five minutes are just... so goddamn amazing. Dassin really has a talent for making these awesome setpiece climaxes. I can't believe how raw and violent this movie was for its day. Lancaster and Hume Cronyn are terrific. The final sequence is up there with Peckinpah when it comes to bloody climaxes.
Jay a.k.a. 6FOOT
28Nov08
Such a great film with a sad but good ending. And Burt Lancaster is superb!