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Movie Reviews for 'M' |
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| "The film grows more unsettling when
it becomes apparent that the child killer Beckert is something of a
child himself, forcing the audience into something beyond complicity,
something dangerously close to identification." -- Joe Baltake, SACRAMENTO BEE |
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| "Though arguably the progenitor of the
'serial killer' film, M is a breathtakingly original work of cinematic
art" -- Harvey O'Brien, HARVEY'S MOVIE REVIEW |
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| "Rarely can a film take the credit for starting an
entire subgenre, but M can for ushering in serial killer films, the
crime investigation genre, and film noir." -- David Perry, CINEMA-SCENE.COM |
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| "Fritz Lang's M is
one of the great philosophical films, primarily because its anger and
message are not bogged down in pretentious overtones with crush the
story of the film, rendering it almost unwatchable a second time." -- Ted Prigge, REC.ARTS.MOVIES.REVIEWS |
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| "Peter Lorre became a recognized star as a result
of this film and deservedly so, even though his speaking part was
minimal and came only toward the end of the film." -- Dennis Schwartz, OZUS' WORLD MOVIE REVIEWS |
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| "The film doesn't ask for
sympathy for the killer Franz Becker, but it asks for understanding: As
he says in his own defense, he cannot escape or control the evil
compulsions that overtake him." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES |
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| "It's an impeccable film -- a model of
psychological suspense and a stunning display of Lang's power and
skill." -- Edward Guthmann, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE. |
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