Review of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) by Chris M — 25 Aug 2012
A great film unjustly underrated, an American landmark. The 2nd phase in the gangster as a 3 dimensional character and also perhaps has the greatest ending of them all in the classic age of the gangster film.
Cagney's performance is the performance of his career he never I feel reached the same level as an actor; he always played two extremes either a nice guy (Yankee Doodle Dandy) or a living Satan (White Heat).
Rocky Sullivan is a perfect balance of showing both extreme sides in Cagney as an actor. Curtiz I would say never made a more beautifully shot film or had material of this quality ever again in his career.
O'Brien as Father Jerry is the priest we would all want to confess to. Bogart knows how to make death look cheap.
This review of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) was written by Chris M on 25 Aug 2012.
Angels with Dirty Faces has generally received very positive reviews.
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