The masterpiece that is recognized today by starting the noir genre. The script is brilliant.

Not as brilliant as I'd hoped (what do you expect, with such a reputation), but it still overflows with cool, charm, and wittiness. My first Bogart film, and he is definitely the highlight. I will probably appreciate it more on a rewatch.

another convincing bogey performance

It has the style, the lines and the great performance from Bogart to keep me entertained, but on its own it wasn't as good as it's reputation. Nevertheless, it's worth giving it a try.

Very powerful performance from Bogart, and a wonderfully written script make this film very engaing and tense throughout. Lorre's quirkiness added a lot as well. Didn't care much for the girl though, a rather average performance from Astor makes her character uninteresting and the romance lukewarm, a lot of wasted potential there IMO.

Best Film-Noir Ever

What's not to like?

There are plenty of reasons to love The Maltese Falcon, but the chief pleasure of this movie is its cast and performance. Bogart stands out, as he always does, as the tough-talking cynic of a private detective, but the supporting cast with Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet and more is a joy as well. It's got a pretty good mystery, too, and it's a great introduction to noir as a whole.

lacked flow and, surprisingly, chemistry between its lead characters. the absence of a spark between bogart and his accompanying cast rather capped my engrossment in the film.

OK movie, but nothing insanely good. Acting is pretty good, but has some rough spots in the minor roles. I finally know why the old Loony Tunes cartoons had characters saying "Hello, sweetheart" and then kissing like mad. The mystery is very one-dimensional, and doesn't have that many surprises like many of today's mystery movies.