Robinson is fun as the ruthless, sneering villain, and the pacing is decent, but feels kind of hokey now, especially since Rico's rise and fall feels very rushed and perfunctory.

I dislike gangster movies as a general rule (including Coppola, et al), but have to admit that Robinson creates a great screen persona in this role.

overall, a little hard to believe that such a stupid guy could rise so quickly to power. police are absolutely awful. however, compact, manageable, and gripping while it runs.

This is a well made early mob movie. Edward G. Robinson is great in the title role. This is not as good as some of the James Cagney mob movies but still enjoyable.

A good performance by Edward G.Robinson is all that this film has going for it.The plot is undeveloped and rushed,the characters are one dimensional and the dialogue is awful.

There's nothing really profound about the story, the chain of events seems rushed and it's kinda corny at times. But I found a certain textbook charm about some of the cliched dialog and characters. And there's also another glorious quality to this film which can be explained with one name: Chief Wig- er, I mean Edward G. Robinson. His is a unique, compelling presence that glues your eye to him every moment he's on the screen. An unforgettable performances from a very interesting actor.

It looks like it was made to stop young people from becoming a gangsters. Preaching tone, lots of overacting and some really weird editing made it very tiresome to watch.

Its influence is obvious, but it's so dated. The cheesy acting, the use of intertitles, the overdone makeup, etc etc. It's easy to appreciate, but pretty hard to enjoy.

The blueprint for gangster movies. Which only means that it's influential, not that it's very good. One-dimensional characters trapped in a predictable plot. It's also oddly slow-moving, especially for such a short film, primarily because of awkward pauses in the dialogue (I suppose this is to be expected from an early talkie). The saving grace is Edward G. Robinson's performance, and even that is mostly due to his distinctive voice. I did find the homosexual undertones amusing, though.

Great film.

I really liked Little Caesar, it seemed a bit ahead of its time in terms of story, much like the original scarface, but at the same time, it was a little dated, once again, like the original scarface. The acting was overall pretty bad, bad Edward G Robinson is fantastic, and the direction was brilliant. The rise and fall of Rico was extremely well done, and unlike most people, I found it extremely entertaining. Gangster Classic.