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The Asphalt Jungle (1950), John Huston. April 20, 7:30pm. View count: One.
This is a good one. It's got a reasonable-sized cast, but somehow each character gets deftly and appropriately defined. It's a heist movie, but concerned with the process and mechanics and participants in such a charming way. The actual break-in is one of the more interesting parts of the movie; each step is shown, and the safecracker shown to know his business, although nothing is stressed overmuch or waved in our faces.
The brains behind the operation is cleverly shown to have a weak spot. The lookout thug strikes fear into everyone near him, simply by being himself. The crooked cop is not punished onscreen, possibly because although tarnished with crime (which does not, you may have heard, pay) he is still an officer of the law.
Weird contents include the debut of Marilyn Monroe (judging by her performance, it's a wonder she ever worked again) and a young Sterling Hayden (Jack D. Ripper!) as the dead-eyed thug. Rec-om-men-ded.
This is a good one. It's got a reasonable-sized cast, but somehow each character gets deftly and appropriately defined. It's a heist movie, but concerned with the process and mechanics and participants in such a charming way. The actual break-in is one of the more interesting parts of the movie; each step is shown, and the safecracker shown to know his business, although nothing is stressed overmuch or waved in our faces.
The brains behind the operation is cleverly shown to have a weak spot. The lookout thug strikes fear into everyone near him, simply by being himself. The crooked cop is not punished onscreen, possibly because although tarnished with crime (which does not, you may have heard, pay) he is still an officer of the law.
Weird contents include the debut of Marilyn Monroe (judging by her performance, it's a wonder she ever worked again) and a young Sterling Hayden (Jack D. Ripper!) as the dead-eyed thug. Rec-om-men-ded.
