SunnyHello
Nice effects though.
Matrixiole
Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
Ketrivie
It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.
Tyreece Hulme
One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.
treywillwest
I love the urban-crime films of the '40s- early '60s. They're distinguishable from Noir in that while they focus on the seedy side of urban American existence, they do so without focusing on personal subjects- protagonists or anti-heroes. (The most famous example would be Dassin's Naked City.) This movie stands out within this largely forgotten Hollywood genre. It does not even have a collective protagonist, like most such films, such as a police force. Indeed, the only action that brings any emotional catharsis occurs off-screen, and one cannot conclusively identify its perpetrator. Society is just violent, and sometimes we identify and approve of some of its brutalities more than others.
edwagreen
A case could have been possibly made to have had Peter Falk in the best actor category, instead of the supporting division. Nonetheless, his part is weakened near the film's end, though he is terrifying, especially at the beginning as a crazed killer, who eventually does plenty of singing.I felt that the characters of Stuart Whitman and May Britt needed to be more further developed. They were caught up in this insanity and era of violence, with tragedy resulting.The cinematography is excellent in depicting N.Y.C. during the 1930s.However, it's basically the same story of an empire collapsing once you can get the leaders jailed. They'll start "singing" rapidly.
Michael O'Keefe
Almost semi-documentary style tale of true crime mingled with fiction. A career starter for Peter Falk, who plays Abe Reles, killer for the mob. MURDER, INC spins a story about notable syndicate boss Louis "Lepke" Buchalter(David J. Stewart) and his murder-for-hire operations. Nightclub singer Joey Collins(Stuart Whitman)and his dancer girlfriend Eadie(May Britt)get tangled into Lepke's web. Dead serious federal agent Turkus(Henry Morgan) convinces the prolific and specific murderer Reles to squeal on Lepke and his mob of guns and knives for hire. Morey Amsterdam plays a not-so-funny funny man that is a victim of Murder, Inc. Jazz great Sarah Vaughan has a brief part as a nightclub singer. Also in the cast: Eli Mintz, Joseph Bernard and Vincent Gardenia.
goumba
one of the better gangster movies. peter falk is excellent as abe reles and a solid performance from vincent gardenia as his lawyer. "Murder Inc. gives a real account of the back stabbing that accompanies the underworld.