This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

I'm not usually one for older films, but made an exception for Kubrick, and glad I did. I'm surprised this isn't one of his more celebrated and talked about films, but it is definitely worth seeing.

Stanley Kubrick's First Fully Formed Feature Film is a Vibrating Noir-Heist. It's the Tail End of the Film-Noir Cycle and Kubrick's Homage is Outstanding.The Cast is a Gaggle of Noir Icon's. Sterling Hayden, Elisha Cook Jr., Marie Windsor, Jay C. Flippen, Ted De Corsia, and Borned to be Noir Timothy Carey.The Pacing is Hyper Crackerjack and the Cinematography is Gritty, Edgy, and Glaring Outside. Indoors it's Dark, Bleak, Shadowy, Sleazy, and Desperate. The Gun-Play is Striking.The Dialog from Pulp Writer Jim Thompson is Minimalist, Unfettered, and In Your Face. The Music is Serviceable and the Voice Over Narration was Procedural Vogue.Overall, the Ending is a WOW and the Time Displacement and Overlaps, Cutting Edge at the Time are Now Clichés in the Modern made most Famous by Quentin Tarantino's Work.It's a Must See Movie that has Broad Appeal and is as Violent and Unsettling as Anything from the 1950's. It is Truly a Breakout Film from the Director and His Talent, Insight, and Film-Making Prowess was Evident here and almost Everyone Noticed.Note...This is considered Stanley Kubrick's only pure Film-Noir.

Greetings from Lithuania."The Killing" (1956) says it is all about the money. You can change you life in a moment, but you can't run away from what you are. Maybe this movie does not raise this question, but that was my thoughts when watching this first superb movie by a maestro S.Kubrick. Acting was good in this movie but it the direction that makes this a very involving picture from start till finish. At running time 1 h 24 min it sometimes gets a bit draggy when in scenes with one character wife - she is beyond a manipulative one, even for a movie. Overall, "The Killing" is a very, very good movie. It is surely not maestro's best, but it was a great start. Superbly directed simple and kinda average story is not to be missed one who loves good old movies.

The Killing has been a Kubrick film I've looked forward to watching. It takes my deep love for Film-Noir and my fascination with Stanley Kubrick and puts them together and I'm happy to say that I wasn't disappointed, as if there was any doubt. Kubrick here presents a cinematic inspiration for those that followed in his footsteps. It's of no wonder that this film and its broken timeline inspired other filmmakers to present their storyline in a similar fashion. As a plot there isn't anything too special here, but like everything Kubrick, it's not what he's saying but how he's saying it. Visually the film holds together quite nicely and presents itself with low key lighting and very nice contrasts for emphasis. Your Kubrick catalog is not complete without The Killing, it's probably his most accessible film outside of Spartacus.