Gangster pictures often don't have the courage to step as deeply into the mind-set of a criminal, and here James Cagney's performance is persistently explosive.
This review of White Heat (1949) was written by Thomas P on 15 Mar 2014.
White Heat has generally received very positive reviews.
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