Review of Little Caesar (1931) by Matt C — 11 Dec 2008
A ground-breaking early gangster film. Exciting and memorable, with some of the best lines and scenes in the history of cinema.
Edward G. Robinson plays "Little Caesar", his gangster nickname, magnificently. I believed his part very much.
The direction is good, suhc as the camera pulling up from a gambling table and, in another scene, away from somebody's face slowly.
The editing is brilliant for its time, particularily in t he first real gun battle/robbery and it maintains the good level throughout the entire film.
This is one of the best gangster films and deserves its place in AFI's top 10 gangster films.
I was blown away after being entranced for an hour and 15 minutes, and it will do they same for you.
This review of Little Caesar (1931) was written by Matt C on 11 Dec 2008.
Little Caesar has generally received positive reviews.
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