Killing, The (1956) Rank 4 Reviews

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Simply put, this is one of the best crime films ever made. ...read the complete Killing movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

"The Killing" was the breakthrough film for director/screenwriter Stanley Kubrick. His first few films were obscure and low budget, but for "The Killing" he was given more to work with: a better cast and a bigger budget. This film promptly got the ...read the complete Killing movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)

Extraordinaria cinta de cine negro con reminiscencias de "La jungla de asfalto" de John Huston. Establecida desde un fabuloso y fascinante ingenio narrativo en donde Stanley Kubrick juega sabiamente con los aspectos temporales de la acciÃ³n, ...read the complete Killing movie review at El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)

TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide

Hardboiled early Kubrick. This lean, mean genre film is similar in mood and structure to John Huston's earlier THE ASPHALT JUNGLE, but many of Kubrick's characteristic obsessions are already firmly in place: fatally flawed humans, complicated ...read the complete Killing movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide

Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Stanley Kubrick's third film established him as a full-fledged filmmaker and a potential master. It's a rich, vicious caper flick populated by whole plethora of character actors and nervy personalities. Sterling Hayden leads the pack as the job's ...read the complete Killing movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

The cuckolded George Peatty (Elisha) is a race track betting window cashier, Mike O'Reilly (Joe Sawyer) is a racetrack bartender with a sick wife, Randy (Corsia) is a corrupt cop, Marvin Unger (Flippen) is the one bankrolling the job, Nikki Arane ...read the complete Killing movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Audio Revolution

By 1956, Stanley Kubrick had made two feature films, Fear and Desire (which he came to hate) and Killer's Kiss. He was eager to make movies his own way, but which were also commercially successful, so it was his good fortune to encounter James Harris, ...read the complete Killing movie review at Audio Revolution

TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

Hardboiled early Kubrick. This lean, mean genre film is similar in mood and structure to John Huston's earlier THE ASPHALT JUNGLE, but many of Kubrick's characteristic obsessions are already firmly in place: fatally flawed humans, complicated ...read the complete Killing movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

filmcritic.com makes a Killing

Stellar Kubrick film noir. Underrated crime thriller -- one of his great, early works. Sterling Hayden shines (as he would years later in Dr. Strangelove) as a criminal mastermind who schemes to rob a horse track on race day. Intricately plotted and with ...read the complete Killing movie review at filmcritic.com makes a Killing

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Stellar Kubrick film noir. Underrated crime thriller -- one of his great, early works. Sterling Hayden shines (as he would years later in Dr. Strangelove) as a criminal mastermind who schemes to rob a horse track on race day. Intricately plotted and ...read the complete Killing movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

FilmJudge

Johnny Clay (Hayden) has just been released from prison, and plans an intricate heist at a racetrack. He includes various employees at the racetrack in order to succeed, and the group plans to walk away with over $2 million. However, matters are ...read the complete Killing movie review at FilmJudge

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Killing, The (1956) Rank 4 Reviews

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