Review of M (1931) by Sean R — 01 Dec 2010

A little slow, but it worked on many levels. In a weird way I found it humorous. The camera aesthetics were superb.

This review of M (1931) was written by Sean R on 01 Dec 2010.

M has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of M

Review of M (1931)

By Paul C (2,626) on 02 Oct 2018

Absolutely fantastic Fritz Lang classic (his first talkie). Both entertaining and powerful…

Read Review

Review of M (1931)

By Ulysses B (2) on 06 Dec 2015

Fritz's questions of, What are we to do when those who we trust to protect us fail? and If they can't protect us who can…

Read Review

Review of M (1931)

By Aldo V (8) on 25 Nov 2016

Espera, espera sólo un ratito, de negro el monstruo vendrá sólo con su cuchillito a ti te rebanará…

Read Review

Review of M (1931)

By Jayakrishnan R (1,070) on 26 Sep 2015

Maybe the greatest film of all time! A must see! M is a masterpiece.. In every sense of the word…

Read Review

Review of M (1931)

By Ninon M (145) on 11 Mar 2018

Lang's haunting masterpiece has much in common with another cinematic treasure, 'The Night of The Hunter…

Read Review

Review of M (1931)

By Joseph B (617) on 16 Sep 2015

I wonder what marvels we would have seen if Fritz Lang had been born in modern times…

Read Review

Review of M (1931)

By Kenny N (256) on 12 Sep 2015

Still as shocking today as it was 80 something years ago…

Read Review

Review of M (1931)

By Ben L (1,326) on 18 May 2016

In my continued journey of exploration through the films of Fritz Lang, I'm once again shown that he was ridiculously ahead of his time with…

Read Review

Review of M (1931)

By Carlos I (1,309) on 18 Jul 2016

Amazing. Simply an incredible film. Pete Lorre in his best performance is disturbing and somehow tragic. Masterfully made…

Read Review

Review of M (1931)

By Grant S (1,780) on 10 Feb 2017

Someone is murdering children in a German town…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)

By Linda H (185) on 10 May 2016

The first part of the movie was promising, and Olivier is always worth watching…

Read Review

Review of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

By Jay Scott (240) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 09 Jan 2009

A two- hour-plus surrealistic bummer - it makes the audience feel as if it is coming down from a virulent drug…

Read Review

Review of Eastern Promises (2007)

By Nazgulero (109) on 20 Mar 2011

How can this movie get such a high rating ? It was awful, unbearable to watch…

Read Review

Review of The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

By Naadhira A (15) on 11 Feb 2018

A film about eurocentrism, white superiority and a white man who can defeat a whole island by his impeccable ability to think with white logic…

Read Review

Review of The Driver (1978)

By Melanie F (305) on 10 Jul 2008

After 10 minutes of nothing happening, I stopped watching…

Read Review

Review of Raw Deal (1986)

By Carlos I (1,309) on 26 Jun 2016

FBI agent takes last assignment in this tired action flick…

Read Review

Review of Solo Sunny (1980)

By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 05 Jul 2008

The pleasant surprise here is that it's an East German film and not an American…

Read Review

Review of Alice in the Cities (1974)

By Jochen W (210) on 29 Aug 2010

NatÃ¼rlich kann ein Wendersmann nur auf asexuelle Weise Vater werden…

Read Review

Review of Nightwatch (1997)

By Dustin M (641) on 05 Feb 2011

Any film featuring the irritation that is Ewan McGregor is well worth avoiding like the plague. This is no different…

Read Review

Review of Aimée & Jaguar (1999)

By Liz Braun (961) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 14 Feb 2001

In the midst of all the chaos of war, how people chose to live and how they survived emotionally is conveyed well and without the usual cliches…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

1931

86%690 Reviews

Midnight in Paris

2011

79%1,084 Reviews

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004

86%1,106 Reviews

Courage Under Fire

1996

67%326 Reviews

Donnybrook

2018

53%17 Reviews

Mulan

1998

79%791 Reviews

Children of the Corn

1984

50%575 Reviews

The Blues Brothers

1980

78%753 Reviews

My Cousin Vinny

1992

76%607 Reviews

Same Time, Next Year

1978

73%102 Reviews