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Nice Movie

It has the sense of desperation and delusion that culminates in the last scene that's so characteristic of noir plots, but that's matched in intensity by very few others. Soundtrack, cinematography, Delon's acting, and a great, minimalistic camerawork all reinforce the atmosphere of this true classic.

Melville's style appeals to me so much. There's something about his precise way of filming things that I just love. Alain Delon is just impossibly cool, and I mean in both senses of the word.

Powerful, masterfully crafted, intelligent and spectacularly stylish. A true masterpiece.

A hit-man who tries to escape from his own line of work, just brilliant.

#223

A film about ascetic solitude. Seldom has this been so painstakingly portrayed. It's also about fulfilling one's inevitable destiny. The film's simplicity, economy and austerity are very much reminiscent of wabi-sabi. Alain Delon is the very embodiment of cool. He does not need to speak, and when he speaks, he is always effectual. Yet when we see him alone we can see that he is an ordinary man. Every scene in this is just perfectly shot. A truly marvelous work of art.

The film is cool and calculated as the main character, and Alain Delon's chillingly captivating performance make's that mean a lot. Awesome!

One of the most influential crime/film noirs of its time, if it hadn't dragged in a few scenes this would be a perfect movie.

Jef Costello. Cool character or coolest character?

Incredible, atmospheric and cool film with Alain Delon providing a scene-stealing performance.

Loved this one. The guy never smiles - see it and understand what all the fuss is about.

I wish this was longer. The subway chase was brilliant and Costello was one of the most interesting characters ever. Love that ending.

An existential gangster movie. Very stylish and cool, and it's fascinating how much attention the film pays to procedure (both what the police have to do as part of their job, but also the highly methodical way Castello goes about pretty much everything in his life). I did tend to find it verging on dreary at points (which doesn't suit the film) and would have liked it if there was a tad more character development, but it's certainly very good.

Alain Delon is just so damned cool.

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Wow PSI was way off for this one. Yes this film has lots of style, and some nice tension during certain scenes, but I was hoping for far more substance in the plot and characters than was delivered. The decisions made by the main character toward the end make no sense and are not explained at all. Actually no character's motivations are explored or revealed at all at any point in the film. Disappointing.

The movie, like its central character, is deliberate, impeccably presented, short on words and very, very cool.

Alain Delon is one of the best actors ever ! The sex-symbol status is ruining him however. His performance here is pure gold !

Stylish, cold, not "cool".

Jef Costello is a bad ass, hello!

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I can definitely see the influence that this movie has had on many other movies. Gotta give props to Delon for portraying the very cool Jeff. Also, the way the movie portrays loneliness and solitude is astounding. While the actual plot is nothing spectacular, especially these days, it's told extremely well. When a movie so perfectly tackles its theme, it's hard not to love it.

# 268

Great opening shot, the rest sets a brilliant tone even thought I can't remember exactly what happens.

An existential gangster movie. Very stylish and cool, and it's fascinating how much attention the film pays to procedure (both what the police have to do as part of their job, but also the highly methodical way Castello goes about pretty much everything in his life). I did tend to find it verging on dreary at points (which doesn't suit the film) and would have liked it if there was a tad more character development, but it's certainly very good.