Knock on Any Door

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Madam D We've known for a very long time that a bad environment causes bad behavior. This film was made when many people did not accept that truth. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/22/25 Full Review Megan e Depressing but very true. The legal bits aren’t all correct, but the sentiment and strategy are correct. Worth watching! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/04/24 Full Review Blu B The second half really helps and makes it worth sitting through this if your a fan of Bogie or the director. The music is just ok and very underused giving it a very dry tone throughout most of it and what is used is very stock and generic. The other core issue is editing wise while it makes perfect sense and is passable, it doesn't flow well mainly because this feels like a courtroom drama merged with a Gangster flick and the two just don't work that well together. The courtroom drama is significantly stronger and if this would've just stayed with that the whole way this probably would've been a classic. Which brings the problems that really hang this. While everything else is half decent most of this film is actually about Nick and Bogart is really only in the final 25 minutes or so and Nick is NO WHERE near as good as Bogie. He is wooden, stilted, and just very unlikeable, coming across more as whiny and arrogant than charming or misunderstood even before he goes down the wrong path. The chemistry witth his wife isn't anything special either and it feels like all the key points especially with the romance development feel very rushed and not fully developed at all. Outside of the courtroom there really isn't much to make any scene stick out either. Sometimes also, it feels like it can start to meander a bit when showing Nicks life as he just keeps screwing up in a loop that gets repetitive. If this just would've made Nick more likeable, focused more on the courtroom, or not rushed through key events this would've been a lot better, but it's a miracle somewhat it's still half decent. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/06/23 Full Review Steve D I am not convinced of its message but it is some of Bogart's best work. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolute POS. Proves that even Bogart could have major misfire. Banal, melodramatic, soap-opera mediocrity. Courtroom scenes utterly unrealistic; whining soapbox platform for late 1940s liberalism, devoid of any reality. Another example of the simpleminded trash Hollywood trafficked in, between the all too rare extraordinary film, let alone masterpiece. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member In 2020, this film is more real than ever. Nurture is the determinant of the human species. This film says it is nurture not on the individual and family level but more importantly on the social level. These themes, so familiar to cine noir fans, are not filmed anymore. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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