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Plot: Two friends who grew up together in the slums of New York City take divergent paths as adults: one becomess a priest, the other a gangster.
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MCT:August 20, 2008I loved this, it's one of my favourite black and white films. It's really funny and Cagney is just great.
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MCT:July 8, 2008
not the strongest plot, but the story was pretty solid, particularly towards the end. Cagney delivers as fine a gangster performance as ever and Bogart gives an underrated supporting turn as a greasy underworld lawyer. low-key and not memorably outstanding, but still a great early gangster film.
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MCT:July 4, 2008
I don't think Curtiz was physically capable of making a bad movie. Great stuff. The closing execution was particularly shocking for its day.
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MCT:June 18, 2008
Great 30's gangster flick by Warner Bros. James Cagney, and Pat O'Brien put on very memorable performances.
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MCT:June 12, 2008under the influence of moral code, "angels with dirty face" is helmed by versatile michael curtiz as the sanitized gangster flick without misogynism and abusive malevolence. it's tinted with a light of benevolence while cagney is the admirable mobster with a heart of gold against humprey bogart's crooked lawyer in his 1930s villainy.
the story is about two juvenile mugs who diverge the paths of their seperate lives after one of them gets caught in the train thievery. of course, cagney would be the incorrigible one(rocky sullivan) who accomplishes his notorious career of crimes, and pat o'brien would be the meek goody-goody priest(father jerry) who always preachs without effects. uncannily the child actor who plays the young rocky resembles cagney well and also his poise while saying "don't be a sucker!"
to add up some wholesome elements in it, the dead end kids are put into the picture as the conductment for juvenile delinquency, but these adolscent hoodrums are only willing to be bossed around by shrewd cagney. it leaves some dilemma for father jerry who is eager to rescue the kids from rocky's bad influence, later jerry even askes rocky to annihilate the ultimate pride of his mobster prestige by faking cowardice in the gas chamber to reform the dead end kids.
the moralistic inference is what hinders the pleasure of "angels with dirty faces" despite you could still watch cagney swear like a machine gun and kicks around like a walking phallis, but the lack of brass could be a spoiler even the flick still remains dynamic with cagney's untamed machismo. ann sheridan as rocky's love interest is like another decorative vase there to enhance the lead then nothing more.
but the gas chamber scene is handled with top-notch suspense where you witness the trembling shadow of a struggling man, and the intensity of violence is rendered wondrously without graphic gore. you may inquire whether rocky frightens at last or he just performs an altruistic act to salvage the kids. come what may, the stance of father jerry is like a judgemental bourgeois who wishes to deprive the gangster of everything he possesses, even his last bit of pride, to serve the pretentiously righteous social course. this is the hegemonic comprimose forced by the moral code, expressed soundly in "angels with dirty faces". -
MCT:June 4, 2008One of my favorite Cagney films! Truly the last scene is one for the books...the unforgettable glare in Cagney's eyes, the defiant shuffle in his walk, the harsh lighting across his deep brow and piercing eyes..the man is incredible!! I love how multi faceted his character is, more so than you other gangster and noir films of the period and even the later films of the forties and fifties. Even today, the film is just as powerful! Highly recommended!!
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MCT:May 19, 2008
James Cagey gives another outstanding performance in this classic film. The ending is truly amazing. The supporting cast also does a great job. This is a must see for all Cagney fans!
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MCT:May 4, 2008
This genre is not usually my cup of tea, but I loved this. Cagney is.....hard to describe. He's charming and attractive in a weird sense. I love his interaction with the group of kids. And of course the famous question: was he yellow? or was it an act? Personally, I call the act, but that's just me.
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MCT:March 31, 2008
Another classic cagney film that is worth a watch. Bonus for having Bogart, Sheridan, and o'Brien in it as well as the Dead End Kids.
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MCT:March 27, 2008
Maybe its because I am a James Gagney, Humphrey Bogart Fan. But its a 4 -5 Star Movie. These guys were the bomb in there day. Who can match them today. Great Movie to add to any collection.
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MCT:March 15, 2008
This movie shows a young bogart and a young cagney go head to head in a match of criminal thinking. o'brien is very good as the priest, and the dichotomy that is built between his character and cagneys is powerful. two friends with everything in common go in opposite directions because of a single moment in their lives, and they couldnt have ended up more different. the acting was great and the moral commentary was carried out perfectly.
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MCT:February 23, 2008
easily one of the most underrated gangster films ever made. rarely listed amung the classics, this picture see's a young bogart and a young cagney go head to head in a match of criminal thinking. o'brien is very good as the priest, and the dichotomy that is built between his character and cagneys is powerful. two friends with everything in common go in opposite directions because of a single moment in their lives, and they couldnt have ended up more different. the acting was great and the moral commentary was carried out perfectly. this was a profound story, admitting that this life is made easier by dishonest living, that still doesnt make it right. bearing many similarities to two other films, white heat and on the waterfront, this will be a film i rewatch every few years.
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MCT:November 24, 2007
A great movie with some of the heavy hitters such as Cagney, O'Brien and in a supporting role, Humphrey Bogart. The ending is well written and makes you think as to what is really happening, Well thought out movie and still enjoyable today.
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MCT:November 23, 2007
The Dead End Kids strike again but meet up with the most wanted criminal that Everybody loves to Hate "Rocky Sullivan". Will his best friend help him change his ways or will he forever more fall onto Satan's Hands. What a Masterpeice.
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MCT:October 29, 2007
gotta love cagney. but what an ending. to see cagney's character break down like that. great acting. but the question remains. was he yellow or was it an act?
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MCT:October 17, 2007
Dans le même genre, The Maltese Falcon m'avait un peu déçu, tout en se chargeant bien de m'impressionner par la solidité du scénario et par le jeu époustouflant de Humphrey Bogart. Toutefois, contrairement à ce qu'en dit l'Histoire, il me semble que ce film de Curtiz, approximativement de la même époque, est nettement supérieur à ce dernir. Enfin, délaissons la comparaison. Le personnage de Rocky Sullivan en est un majeur, et on ne sait jamais de quel pied danser avec lui. C'est donc toute une aventure morale que de s'embarquer avec lui dans la délimitation de la frontière entre le bien et le mal, frontière qu'il ne parviendra d'ailleurs qu'à saisir à la toute fin du film, même si, encore là, les questions planent tout de même. Bogart, bien que davantage secondaire, est encore formidable, le sommet de la polyvalence même.
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MCT:September 23, 2007
The Departed's great-great grandfather. The ultimate fun gangster film. There is simply no other living actor who can do what Cagney did.
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MCT:September 20, 2007
Cagney has a presence that has never been paralleled. This has one of the most haunting endings I've ever had the pleasure to experience.
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MCT:September 15, 2007
My favourite James Cagney film. The humour, the suspense, and the endearing gangster Rocky makes it one of my favourite black and white films that will live forever.
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MCT:September 12, 2007
What is most surprising about watching 'Angels With Dirty Faces' today is not how much it differs from contemporary crime thrillers, but how much of the foundations laid down in this classic are still used today. There are lots of moments here that would sit easily in films such as 'Goodfellas' or 'Carlitos Way', and as such the film has a timeless quality. Theres not a lot wrong with the movie and absolutely no filler scenes. As my own first taste of James Cagney, I am very impressed and will be searching out some more of his work.
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MCT:August 24, 2007
Jack told me about this film and I wasnt sure about it even while watching it but the ending is a classsic not to be missed
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MCT:August 5, 2007
One of Cagney's best. "What do you hear, what do you say?" And a very good moral message too. Should be remade with 50 cent or the Game to persuade the asbos of the world to stop being such little 'characters'.
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MCT:July 14, 2007
Phenomenal Cagney, great production code era gangster film, a drama about role models, friendship and moral, beautifully shot.
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MCT:June 4, 2007
Awesomely directed film-noir with a valuable and important lesson to learn and think about. Thanks, Curtiz.
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