Review of Pickup on South Street (1953) by Paul Z — 11 Sep 2012
With its subtle political subtext, Pickup of South Street comes as one of the most violent noir movies. The suspense is smoothly building up until the last, crucial minutes. After a pickpocketing job went wrong, when a man stole a purse, which contained very valuable government information, people end up dead.
Only the guy in possession of the precious object is the one, who can actually stop the whole farce. But because of his stubbornness and foolish attitude, more and more people become involved in the awful multinational affair.
Yet after a few meetings with a beautiful young woman, he finally changes his mind, which brings the whole story to a truly climatic climax, and one of the most frightening subway fights in the history of movies.
Some fine acting, and very decent cinematography.
This review of Pickup on South Street (1953) was written by Paul Z on 11 Sep 2012.
Pickup on South Street has generally received very positive reviews.
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