Review of Sweet Smell of Success (1957) by Matthew C — 19 Oct 2011
"My right hand hasn't seen my left hand in thirty years." One of the finest of the 1950s noirs, this film stars Tony Curtis as a sycophantic publicity agent on Broadway trying to ingratiate himself with Burt Lancaster who plays a ruthless and monomaniacal columnist in the city.
At Lancaster's request, Curtis gets involved in trying to orchestrate the breakup of a relationship between Lancaster's baby sister and a jazz musician, and the plot tangles itself around this deception to its tragic end.
The film offers exceptional acting, great noir cinematography against the backdrop of Manhattan with a jazz score and a classically convoluted plot of desire and deception.
This review of Sweet Smell of Success (1957) was written by Matthew C on 19 Oct 2011.
Sweet Smell of Success has generally received very positive reviews.
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