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Jaspar Lamar Crabb
16Nov11
A hard boiled masterpiece with some of Richard Widmark's finest acting and a supporting cast that is simply killer...Thelma Ritter, Richard Kiley, etc.
trolley freak
3Oct11
Beginning and ending in the subways of New York, this gritty portrait of the underworld has to be one of Fuller's best. As the pickpocket anti-hero Widmark delivers the hard-boiled dialogue perfectly, at one point sneering 'Don't wave the flag at me!' when the cops appeal to his patriotism as they try to track down Commie spies. In a support role Thelma Ritter excels as a stool pigeon and has a moving final scene....
Sudipto Basu
24Aug11
I imagined the ending would have Skip picking the filmstrip from Joey: thus bringing the whole narrative to a full circle. Oh well, darn great film nonetheless!
Michel Poiccard
8Jul11
Apasionete work of Fuller in this noir film. Jean Peters is sexy as fuck in this one. If we forgive the idiological point of view we have here a supreme film.
Christofer Pierson
15Jun11
Fuller (and Zanuck) are heroes for standing up to J Edgar Hoover--to his face!--and making this gutsy film when they did. Widmark, Peters, Ritter, Kiley et al are heroes for giving Fuller the fierce performances he wanted.
Dave
30May11
Although it ultimately comes up a bit short of fulfilling the promise of some outstanding individual elements, Fuller's film is still a deserved classic. Joseph MacDonald gives the seaside shots the darkened atmosphere necessary to fit the story. Probably the quintessential Sam Fuller film.
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sarah deetz
1Feb11
I've been putting off watching this one, but it was too good. Full of dramatic, signature Fuller scenes - finale on the train tracks, for example. I adore Fuller's pace of the action, the well delivered dialogue, and particular props for the character Mo William's, really gave a great performance.
byavuz
14Jan11
One of those few perfect movies, nearly every note of the viewers' emotion gets a tug while the underlying rhetoric aims a neat jab at America's still-ticking paranoia, hypocrisy, and ignorance. The death of Moe, is particularly heart-wrenching---surely there are still those who are blindly devoted to a country which has abandoned them?
Howardpdx
14Jan11
The pace was terrific, the dialogue was gritty, and the acting was excellent. Every character in this movie is out for themselves and capable of doing just about anything to save their own hides. The body count isn't huge, but it doesn't have to be. Fuller gets you to like his characters, and when they get beaten or shot he makes it count. If you like this movie, try Double Indemnity or Foreign Correspondent.
Th MZA
1Oct10
Xaime said Candy's his favorite female in film; I don't get it. She's spunky/loyal; she believes in love's transformative power; but she's not funny, mysterious, hot, cute, happy-go-lucky, or many other things I find appealing in a woman. Her love of thug Skip makes sense, but the foreplay to their first kiss is bizarre anti-sex -- I'm cool w/ it. Fuller fills this w/ memorable shots (dumbwaiter) and ass-beatings.
gingerpeachy
6Apr10
Just saw this today. First off, I always love Thelma Ritter, and her world-weary performance was heartfelt and brilliant. Sam Fuller's directing was fantastic. Incredible.
