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Anthony

25Oct11

Showcasing a gritty New York City and a climactic ending in a mannequin factory, Kubrick makes a passable noir that would be perfected in The Killing.

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a Smith

20Aug11

Pretty, but wispy.

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theNonIrishJazzman

7Aug11

A few surprising touches single out this early Kubrick film from other B-movies. However, these hardly make up for what is otherwise a film with a very simple and clichéd plot. The film is still worth a viewing, though, simply because it is one of Kubrick's first, which contains tiny inklings of his greater and later genius.

MarcH

6Aug11

Incredible on-location filming in NYC. Tough, no bullshit B Noir.

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Trevor Tillman

8Jul11

Filled with noir iconography captured by the eye of a young Stanley Kubrick. There are so many purely photographic moments that show a real affection for the genre's tropes. The plot is extremely convoluted, as most film noirs deliberately are, but I found myself being really drawn in by the visuals. The contrasty black-and-white cinematography is beautiful even if the film itself is a little rough around the edges.

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keldon

27May11

Short and sweet. Though not as great as The Killing, this one is enjoyable and surprisingly optimistic. I find myself enjoying Kubrick's earlier films much more than his later ones, as blasphemous as that is.

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Dave

25May11

The visuals attest to Kubrick's photographer's visual sense, so it looks amazing in spots. The story, though, really does nothing for the film. It's great to look at, and interesting to watch to see where Kubrick began, but outside of that it is forgettable.

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Kim

14Feb11

so simple, yet so intense. i was kicking in my seat during the last fight scene.

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joanar

14Oct10

Not Kubrick's best, for sure: Wonderfully shot but lacking rhythm. The characters are somehow kind of plain, cliché and not relatable. The sreenplay its not amazing also. It seems like it has all Kubrick's vocabulary in it already but very raw and not used in the best way. And what the f*** about that ending?!

Andhika Eka Buana

28Mar10

Definitely not Kubrick's best. the plot are pretty standard for a film of Kubrick. Nice B & W cinematography though

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Robert W Peabody III

28Oct09

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Amlethus

6Jun09

This film is endlessly underrated! This is actually a pretty great movie, not perfect, but far from the amateur seal it is currently given.

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Pierluigi Puccini

19Apr09

Kubrick's noirish second film. great story and performers. a short, fun and bold little gem.