miceligonzalo I had high hopes for this movie because all the good reviews I saw, but it wasn't that good. I really enjoyed the cinematography and the dialogues but something I really disliked was the background voice explaining everything like if we were dumb. The acting was good but the story not that much. Also the ending felt kind of rushed and dumb but it made me laugh.

Ian (Flash Review)This didn't do much for me, sadly, even with an 8.0/10 IMDb rating, which I'd guess is partly because of who the director is. That was the impetus for me to give it a go. The plot revolves around a horse racetrack heist and of course within Noir there is double crossing. Apparently, this is sequenced non-linearly which really confuses the story; not executed effectively. There are some typical Noir scenes that are so stereotypical and overacted that is becomes comical. And by 1956, many Noir traits have been defined. Nothing more to comment on aside being thankful that Kubrick learned from this to make some stellar films!

MarelleK Oh my goodness, wow, thank You, Stanley Kubrick! I finally watched it and most certainly will watch over and over again.. Throughout the movie, it was so intense, never once you get bored! Great dialogue and storyline. It is truly the best heist movie ever. And the ending.. I always love a movie with a great punch line and this one has it.. to plan something so brilliant and then to have a dog ruin it.. I'm amazed. About actors, loved very much Marie Windsor's character in the movie, as well with Sterling Hayden. I also love how the storyteller talks in the movie, with exact details of time and schedules. It is a well made film with strong theme and meaning.

utgard14 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.