Kansas City Confidential

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SICKS6SIX a good film which has many horrible people being horrible to each other, gangsters don't have any mates, the cops are just as bad as the hoods, I'm watching the colourized version and it plays like a modern period film, well worth watching, better that many but not great, In saying that its the best film Ive watched for a few days, i watch 20 a day, the colouring used for this film does not detract from the 1950s feel, in fact it adds to it, It makes it seem more real somehow. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/14/22 Full Review Audience Member Passable Film Noire. The love interest is de rigueur for the genre but it's poorly developed and contrived. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member They had me at "Kansas City" but kept me with the total hilarity, and weird impersonations, and vacation village romances that ensued. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Ken R Independent producer Edward Small (The Count of Monte Cristo '34) has brought together an interesting team to come up with an above-average crime caper - with more than its fair share of suspense and intrigue. John Payne acquits himself perfectly as the innocent bystander accused of being complicit in a daring well-executed, dangerous heist. It's a well-written story with various, nicely defined characters. Lovely Colleen Grey is perfect as the law student in the middle of a complex mystery who just happens to be holidaying in the right place at the wrong (or maybe right) time. Director Phil Karlson (Walking Tall '73) keeps the action and character development building to its rather surprising conclusion, and while the budget may have been smallish, it's always convincing. Rowland Brown's story gets a neat screenplay adaption and the supporting cast (Neville Brand, Lee Van Cleef, Jack Elam, and Preston Forster) are just right for their specialist involvements. While it's been said that MGM/WB Archive has the best print quality for their DVD release, the HD transfer from Film Chest's restored print is also a vast improvement on many other cheapies. Film Chest is offering this movie in both Bluray and DVD versions - with the DVD offering the best ‘white-highlights' of the two. Recommended for crime/mellor enthusiasts. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/21 Full Review paul d Kansas City Confidential is good movie that could have been great. It is memorable as a film noir crime thriller, but somewhat mediocre in some aspects of the moviemaking, notably lots of predictable moments and weak transitions that lose the tension between scenes, some of which are very good. It has a complex and clever story and three exceptional character actors - Neville Brand, Jack Elam and Lee Van Cleef - as the tough guys. It also has a convincing John Payne in the lead role, and a radiant Colleen Gray as his love interest, and this duo makes sure that justice gets done in the end. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A Stylish and Smart movie! An unknown gem! Cool characters! Old school cool is Always cool! Very enjoyable performances! Especially by Coleen Gray and John Payne. Why have whe not heard more about them and this movie? Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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