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Lee
12Mar12
Funny, innovative, powerful. Fritz Lang's greatest film and in my opinion the first great work in film's history.
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Hugo Resendiz Saldivar
30Dec11
Una ciudad busca un asesino, es justamente lo que es esta película, una búsqueda de toda la sociedad, la policía, el crimen organizado, los vagabundos (que tenían una union). Todas las reacciones tan humanas de una sociedad sumida en el terror. Cinematográficamente es una joya, las escenas de la lectura del reporte de daños del edificio donde irrumpieron los ladrones buscando al asesino es muy ingeniosa.
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Danny Dreams
28Dec11
I am sure this was a great film in it's time, but after watching it today i felt very underwhelmed.
Francisco R.
24Dec11
What strikes me more about this film is just how far ahead of its time it was in terms of style, with no score at all to emphasize the early sound recording system, the smart cutting and camerawork, not to mention the superb script, this is 100% modernist, sober and intelligent filmmaking.
Rina
16Nov11
Lang definitely crests the highest steps of cinematic art with his study of vigilantism, using lots of metaphors and innuendos, revolutionary sound techniques and magnificent camera work. The story itself is intriguing most of the time and the cast is convincing, although I personally found that Peter Lorre overacted his final monologue a tad. All in all, a film that’s wonderful to look at and makes you think.
Jack Butler
20Oct11
A society is as culpable as the monster that it creates and condemns. Yeah. Yeah, that sounds good.
thedudeabides
4Jul11
The title vetoed, "The Murderers Are Among Us," says it all, Lang uses metaphors to address the source of a monster that can arise anywhere in the world, which came years later in Germany with the name "Nazi ". The filmmaker shows how society can unite to provide both good and evil, depending on moral views. And the melody that whistle (excerpt from the opera "Peer Gynt" by Edvard Grieg) is memorable. Masterpieces.
Pierre Andre
3Jul11
The film that Lang himself considered his finest work. Although Metropolis might be his most iconic, this is his best.
AntioneOscar69
27Jun11
A stunning and timeless look at serial murder, hysteria, the mob mentality, and a cruel, wicked society where cops and criminals are interchangeable. It is sometimes repetitive, but more than makes up for it with its masterful direction, unforgettable expressionistic sets, disturbing close-ups, and the iconic Peter Lorre. Truly one of the greatest films ever made.
BobaFett
24May11
Amazing how Lang - in the early 1930s! - was able to deal with important social issues like the death penalty and child murder by showing in-depth arguments from various positions. At the same time he creates a portrait of German society in this period and also makes statements about general human behavior. Then, to top it all off, Peter Lorre gives the performance of his lifetime. Fantastic.
Matthew_Lucas
11May11
Here on the 80th anniversary of its release, Fritz Lang's M still hasn't lost its power to shock. An early serial killer drama that dared to make the audience sympathize with its ghastly killer (hauntingly played by Peter Lorre), M remains one of the most unnerving films of all times, using early sound and influences of German Expressionism to memorable effect.
