Review of The Killing (1956) by Anastasia B — 01 Nov 2009

Film noir at its best. Stanley Kubrick in one of his earliest works, that is evidence of his genius. Haunting images fill the screen. A clown robber. An old Russian chess-loving wrestler. A parrot squaking next to his master's dead body. And once you've seen those bloody scars, running down on the face of a simpleton, it's a thing you'll never forget.

I won't say more about the plot or the characters cause I don't want to spoil it for others. I just want to point out that this film works on ALL levels and it features some unforgettable characters. As a story, as a performance, and as a cinematic piece of art. I hope you had the luck to watch this in theater when it was released again, in 2004. It would make an unforgettable experience for anyone on the silver screen. I would also most definitely watch this again on DVD (and I have). It's a film you want to see more than once.