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
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Zinnemann's film noir is a rather cynical dig at post-war triumphalism, which questions ideas of heroism. Full Review |
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Fred Zinnemann's best movie Full Review |
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A terrific film noir directed by the great Fred Zinnemann. Reflects growing disillusionment with American society linked to the emerging Cold War. Full Review |
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It is strong meat for the heavy drama addicts, tellingly produced and played to develop tight excitement. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Grim, exciting film noir. Full Review |
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B |
One 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 Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Zinnemann shows a knack for suspense and moral ambiguity that he unfortunately abandoned in his later Oscar-mongering prestige pictures. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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. Full Review |
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A complex, fascinating noir that exposes the grim truths behind the shiny, fragile façade of post-war America. Full Review |
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B |
A tense melodrama... Full Review |
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