A ★★★★★ review of Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Oh my.. is this a piece of true art or what? And two of my favourite actors in one film? I'm so blessed. Why you should watch this one (if you haven't already): - the cast (need I say more?) - hypersharp direction - magnetic cinematography - the jazzy score! - one of the best noir crime thrillers ever made ... - the lines / the quotes are top of the bill (J.J. Hunsecker: “You're dead, son. Get yourself buried.”) - the coolness of it all ... Someone called this b/w drama 'meandering', well he was wrong. The pace might

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