I'm not usually one for older films, but made an exception for Kubrick, and glad I did. I'm surprised this isn't one of his more celebrated and talked about films, but it is definitely worth seeing.

Stanley Kubrick's First Fully Formed Feature Film is a Vibrating Noir-Heist. It's the Tail End of the Film-Noir Cycle and Kubrick's Homage is Outstanding.The Cast is a Gaggle of Noir Icon's. Sterling Hayden, Elisha Cook Jr., Marie Windsor, Jay C. Flippen, Ted De Corsia, and Borned to be Noir Timothy Carey.The Pacing is Hyper Crackerjack and the Cinematography is Gritty, Edgy, and Glaring Outside. Indoors it's Dark, Bleak, Shadowy, Sleazy, and Desperate. The Gun-Play is Striking.The Dialog from Pulp Writer Jim Thompson is Minimalist, Unfettered, and In Your Face. The Music is Serviceable and the Voice Over Narration was Procedural Vogue.Overall, the Ending is a WOW and the Time Displacement and Overlaps, Cutting Edge at the Time are Now Clichés in the Modern made most Famous by Quentin Tarantino's Work.It's a Must See Movie that has Broad Appeal and is as Violent and Unsettling as Anything from the 1950's. It is Truly a Breakout Film from the Director and His Talent, Insight, and Film-Making Prowess was Evident here and almost Everyone Noticed.Note...This is considered Stanley Kubrick's only pure Film-Noir.

Murder most memorable phrase "Irish mug!". From it you can take a good example of the leader of the main organizer. Indeed stately leader who thinks everything to the last detail, he knows where to find the people and how they will be useful. But plausibility is something that made me glad there is no cheap these bogus audience such as "Ocean's Eleven." A clear plan - a clear action and the only real human factor It affects the situation realistically. Each character represents a person of time, more responsible, more cohesive. But the element of surprise He reminded me of "Pulp Fiction" although this is most likely due to "Killing" took over ...

Tense, suspenseful noir crime thriller from Stanley Kubrick. It's not his first film but it is his first truly great one. It's been influential on so many other movies over the years. The story's about an ex-con (Sterling Hayden) planning a racetrack heist with assorted characters. It's tightly edited with a non-linear timeline, an unusual technique for the period. What a good cast, too. I'm not the biggest fan of Sterling Hayden but his laconic, almost wooden performance fits well here. Timothy Carey, Joe Sawyer, Kola Kwariani, Marie Windsor, and Elisha Cook, Jr. are all excellent. It's a movie that tries to be more realistic than what was typical for the time. Only real drawback is the monotone narration, which is annoying and cheesy. This also has one of my favorite movie endings from the '50s.