Zinnemann's film noir is a rather cynical dig at post-war triumphalism, which questions ideas of heroism.
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05/24/03
Act of Violence (1948)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:9
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.8/10
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Phyllis Thaxter
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Reviews for Act of Violence
1 - 10 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticFred Zinnemann's best movie
09/20/09
A terrific film noir directed by the great Fred Zinnemann. Reflects growing disillusionment with American society linked to the emerging Cold War.
08/27/08
It is strong meat for the heavy drama addicts, tellingly produced and played to develop tight excitement.
11/01/07
Top CriticGrim, exciting film noir.
11/01/07
Top CriticOne of MGM's best film noirs and one of Zinnemann's early films to deal with what would become a recurrent issue in his owrk: Men tormented by moral conscience, here in the context of a WWII revenge medlodrama
10/26/06
Zinnemann shows a knack for suspense and moral ambiguity that he unfortunately abandoned in his later Oscar-mongering prestige pictures.
07/04/06
Technically Act of Violence touches all the bases in its circuit chase. But it is as though it were doing it on the strength of a long, foul ball.
03/25/06
Top CriticA complex, fascinating noir that exposes the grim truths behind the shiny, fragile façade of post-war America.
03/31/03
A tense melodrama...
03/31/03
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