Review of The Killing (1956) by Thescarlatescu R — 27 Jan 2012
A strong contender for the greatest heist film of all time, young Stanley Kubrick's meticulous race track noir is also a bitterly ironic deconstruction of a seemingly unattainable American Dream. Sterling Hayden, all but reprising his role from "The Asphalt Jungle", leads a point by point take down of the track's money vault, only to see his winnings explode in a horrible gust of mockery on an airport tarmac, as Kubrick suggests, nothing comes easy, for hoods or the like.
A masterpiece.
This review of The Killing (1956) was written by Thescarlatescu R on 27 Jan 2012.
The Killing has generally received very positive reviews.
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