Review of Little Caesar (1931) by Andrew I — 29 Jul 2009

This is unusual for an early Hollywood film, it's a rise and fall film, and there wasn't many films like this. This is one of Hollywood's early 'talkies', and you can tell they are struggling with the new technology, most of the shots are inside, and the sound is recorded live on set, it's almost as if you can hear the cameras rolling.

Taking that into consideration, this is still a good film for it's age. The plot is well executed and it flows very well, and the characters are strong and played well. Although very mild compared to today's gangster films, Little Caesar still has a hard edge and at the time people where not happy about the violence.

Overall this film is worth a watch, I didn't get bored and the film is over all to quick, an enjoyable piece of film history.