The Killers

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Seth M Another John Williams masterpiece. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/07/24 Full Review Irene M Not as good as the original. But the cast is interesting, with a young Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Ronald Reagan and Surprised to see John Cassavetes for the first time. This version of the Hemingway short story doesn't hang together as well as the original, but my favorite character is Lee, the sidekick. Also, doesn't stand up to the test of time, with all the physical violence (Angie Dickinson's character is slapped not once, but twice, hard!) Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Scott M Don Siegel before he had the freedom to direct the way he wanted made a few terrible films. This is one of them. The music is so God-awful 1960's Batman and Robin that I wanted to watch it with the sound off. The set peices are straight out of cookie cutter Hollywood sets. The acting by Dickinson, Marvin and Casavettes is good. Reagan is his usual wooden statue of a man. Even Tarantino says this was made like a TV show. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/15/24 Full Review Alec B More brutal than the first adaptation from the 40s which leads to some interesting new perspectives on the source material. Also Reagan ended his movie career as a villain here, make of that what you will. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review keith w Another typical tightly directed and written low budget Don Siegel film. Originally a TV movie it was deemed too violent for broadcast and released theatrically instead, though there is only one murder until the last few minutes. It's a film noir filmed in bright harsh light and it changes the point of view of the Lancaster/Gardner 1946 film by telling it from the point of view of the two hitmen - and I think this works brilliantly. The film really crackles when Marvin and Culager are on screen - less so with the unconvincing car driving shots. With Angie Dickinson as the most fatal of femmes fatales, wooden Ronald Reagan is out of his depth in this acting talent. Fortunately his part is less important than the other leads. Marvin and Gulager are violent in their pursuit of the money - and that includes with Dickinson. There's no gender bias with these two. But Marvin is also seeking understanding. The brilliance of the film is that as the clever plot unfolds you end up rooting for the hired killers and Marvin has a great closing line. Apparently John Cassavetes was seething with resentment being directed by another director. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member More brutal than the first adaptation from the 40s which leads to some interesting new perspectives on the source material. Also Reagan ended his movie career as a villain here, make of that what you will. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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