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Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 12/30/2020
"The Killing," an early triumph of a blossoming Stanley Kubrick, is simultaneously one of the best film noirs and heist movies ever made.
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4/4
Unknown - wrote on 04/29/2012
A meticulously crafted and very influential caper film. It stays wound tight, even when the story has things becoming unwound and the characters are well defined in their roles with the heist. The ending carries a great irony that I liked. One of Kubrick's most satisfying films.
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4/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 07/31/2011
Leave it to Stanley Kubrick to craft one of the best noirs of all time. Everything works pitch-perfect here - the dark characters, the thematic sense of foreboding, the beautiful black and white cinematography, and the masterfully complex plot.
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3/4
The_Watchman - wrote on 04/18/2008
Clever and interesting film noir, with a great plot, one of the most despicable femme fatales in the genre, and a hell of an ending.
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3/4
TheWolf - wrote on 08/20/2007
A very interesting Stanley Kubrick directed film is 1956's "The Killing." This is a story of a convicted thief, Sterling Hayden, who executes a daring robbery at a race track with a group of formerly honest people living plain lives but who fall victim to the amount of money involved. This is a great film noir.
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4/4
Alex - wrote on 01/01/2007
One of Tarantino's biggest inspirations, this one plays in reverse, and does an incredible job. It proves how far ahead of everyone Kubrick really was. A must see!
