Not really great Fuller but still interesting.

Vicious and magnificent. The film has a great script that keeps you on edge from start to finish, bolstered by some strong performances. Robertson is particularly good, making his character both ruthless and sympathetic.

There's one shot here where Dorn is drunk and sweaty and pouring her heart out to Robertson, and he can't even look at her, but dammit, Fuller puts the camera right there in front of her face, and that moment of vulnerability isn't ignored like all the others in their lives. I think that's what I appreciate most about Fuller thus far, he seems to genuinely, unabashedly care about his characters, so that for all their isolation, he never leaves them entirely alone.

Good Sam Fuller crime thriller. Cliff Robertson is better in this role than you might think

It's amazing how Sam Fuller usually managed to transcend low budgets and hokey narrative elements with frank characterizations and incredible style. His films are so expressive and display such vitality that they come like a punch to the gut. Nowhere is this more true than in Underworld U.S.A, a noirish revenge story made remarkable by that Fuller touch.

Cliff Robertson quite good (in an unlikely role for him). Film starts out with a lot of energy, but bogs down a bit later on (mainly I think because Devlin's revenge motif gets lost among the other elements). The direction is stylish anyway (though with Fuller around, there is always a tendency for it to become stylized...that close-up sequence of doll faces, for example), with a few fun--and long--tracking shots, both coming and going.

Good old pulp-themed crime from Samuel Fuller - it's been a while since I've gotten some of this. Never perfect, but always a joy.

The performances and characters are very bland to me. I just didn't think any of these people were interesting and I didn't get invested in them at all. Also I got the feeling that Fuller was trying too hard. The roughness, crassness and cynicism seem forced, or too on-the-nose. As a late period noir, perhaps Fuller was just trying to push the boundaries. But there are some excellent moments and touches. I didn't really enjoy it that much but I can see the appeal for some.

Solid revenge-flick, but nothing new.