Review of While the City Sleeps (1956) by Johnny K — 24 Sep 2006
[font=Times New Roman]I wasn't aquinted to the movies Fritz Lang made in his 20 years Hollywood exile until I saw While the City Sleeps but even if this is no Metropolis or M it's one of the greatest noir films I ever saw. This is so because the movie is more than just a noir, it's social satyre, an accurate account of the backstage of newspaper and television business. For a crime movie which shows you the criminal in the first minute to hold it's breath up to the very end is something remarcable. This movie has all the suspense one can find in Hitchcock, all the good elements that made noir into a genre and a few hindsights anticipating Lumet's Network. [/font].
[font=Times New Roman]The characters, though not exceptional handle their parts very well, the episodic ones as well. [/font].
[font=Times New Roman]When watching this movie you must be focused especially on the situations and the general atmosphere surounding the media trust and not on the crimes, it may not be such a great movie for those who are only after exquisite detective work. [/font].
This review of While the City Sleeps (1956) was written by Johnny K on 24 Sep 2006.
While the City Sleeps has generally received positive reviews.
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