THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) - Sept. 24, 2006
Superbly directed by John Huston, this was a really good heist film about a criminal who gets involved in a big heist, and all the things that go wrong. It sort of reminded me of Rififi, though obviously it's hard to top that film. Sterling Hayden is excellent in the main role, as are all the other performances. The dialogue was really good, and then of course there was Huston's direction. In terms of the composition of his shots I think he's right up there with Kubrick. I particularly liked the final shot of the film. ***1/2
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