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By Roger T (757) on 15 Mar 2012

Wonderfully written by odetts/lehman, terrific acting by lancaster and curtis and beautifully shot by james wong howe…

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By Mark S (2,772) on 15 Mar 2012

Superbly written by lehman/odetts, fantastic acting from lancaster and curtis and beautifully shot by james wong howe…

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By Nascent (33) on 12 Mar 2012

Initially a slow and awkwardly developed plot, but after 25 minutes or so (around the time of Lancaster's introduction) the tightly written…

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By X X (227) on 03 Mar 2012

Strange and unsettling, this dark drama is like The Thick Of It without the expletives…

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By Duiker (1) on 17 Feb 2012

This movie left me speechless. Far ahead of its time, even today. There is no flaw, no pathetic moment, no screwed dialogue…

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By Ronn T (9) on 14 Feb 2012

This video is on Ronn Torossian, CEO of 5WPR's Top 10 PR Movie List…

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By Frank M (727) on 19 Jan 2012

Quite a bleak, depressing film when you get down to it, there is not a single likable character in this, except maybe Hunsecker's sister, but…

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By Jared H (400) on 17 Dec 2011

Some of the best dialogue in the history of film! Lancaster and Curtis are perfect…

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By Paul P (1,688) on 17 Dec 2011

Some of the best dialogue in the history of film! Lancaster and Curtis are perfect…

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By Paul J (1,190) on 11 Dec 2011

Later film noir with a harsh street life reality. Outstanding writing with great performances…

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By Danny R (594) on 04 Dec 2011

An engrossing classic American noir that concerns a ruthless, sadistic, all-powerful gossip columnist named J.J…

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By Eric L (1,000) on 11 Nov 2011

Surprisingly dark and bleak. Lancaster is creepy as hell. I just kept waiting for him to pull out his lady suit and start singing GOOOOOODBYE HORSES…

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By Tim S (2,419) on 08 Nov 2011

The word tense doesn't even begin to describe Alexander Mackendrick's psychologically unsettling masterpiece Sweet Smell of Success…

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By Brad G (899) on 20 Oct 2011

I love this dirty town. There are no greater cinematic bastards than Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster as Falco and J.J. Hunsecker…

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By Matthew C (1,721) on 19 Oct 2011

My right hand hasn't seen my left hand in thirty years…

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By Jonathan B (2,317) on 14 Sep 2011

It's the perfect combination of direction, acting, cinematography, and music resulting in brilliance…

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By Penny K (44) on 04 Sep 2011

This biting and engrossing movie took Hollywood/movie critics by storm; audiences HATED it b/c No one expected Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster…

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By John G (1,212) on 19 Aug 2011

Along with 'Kiss me Deadly' this is one of the bleakest films to come out of this period of Hollywood…

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By Blake P (935) on 17 Aug 2011

This is one of the best movies ever made. Selfish gossip columnist Sidney Falco (Curtis) is hired by his cruel boss J.J…

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By Mark Q (68) on 14 Aug 2011

A strikingly cynical, hard-edged & atmospheric noir with the best performances of the careers of two Hollywood legends…

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