"Lang's first English language film seemed to anticipate the horrors at Abu Ghraib as far back as 1936." - Ed Gonzalez

Intense drama about the dehumanizing effects of revenge. The denizens of a small town try to take revenge on a man falsely accused of murder. They lynch him. The man, thought dead, miraculously survives and becomes an inhuman monster seeking nothing but revenge on them. Most brilliant thing, the way the movie invites you to root for the comeuppance of the town's people, for the man to "get" them, but then proceeds to make those emotions problematic. Sylvia Sidney is sublime.

Tracy gives an excellent performance. Powerful anti-violence message is well-made, with strong ensemble acting. Lang's favorite of his American-made films.

This could be my favourite Spencer Tracy role. If it wasn't for that terribly hollywood beginning and ending this could easily be Tier 9.

Despite the ending, the movie is great.

Excellent film marred somewhat by a limp-wristed ending. Bloody Hays code...

Lang's considerable talent as a director is quite obvious, and the movie is full of that signature low-key photography. Unfortunately it's also obvious this movie was plagued with studio interference. It opens and closes on notes that are far too high for the middle section's extreme cynicism. The dialog is pretty dated, as are some of the supporting cast. Spencer Tracy is amazing though, playing different extremes. No doubt it's a good movie, but probably not as good as it could have been.

Brilliant thriller. Like in 'M', Lang explores what people a capable of in packs, and as per usual the film is stylishly done. Also, the movie is insanely entertaining, as much so as any contemporary film.

Fury touches on a lot of subjects: rumor-mongering, mob mentality, justice, conscience, loyalty and honor. It's a tense and thoughtful film, quite well done, and still relevant today.

I really liked what this film was trying to say about mob mentality and revenge, and Spencer Tracy was excellent as the wrongly imprisoned victim. The film gets a bit sidetracked near the end and a different approach to this part could probably have worked better. The trial works well, but the action around it doesn't seem fully realized, despite how central it is to the film's theme.

966

A powerful film about injustice and revenge.

illogical and silly

Classic.

I don't like that stupid Hollywood moral at the conclusion. It could have been a lot better without that.

987

Powerful story about mob rule, with great acting all around. Spencer Tracy is wonderful, and the camera work, dialogue, and writing are all excellent.

very well written, and the story unfolds nicely except for one hitch, the beginning is off in feel and the end is extremely contrived and untimely. for the most part the acting is decent tracy was alright and so was brennan, but sylvia sidney was actually surprisingly good. a couple plot tweaks and a little better editing would have served this movie very well.