Stanley Kubrick

The Killing (1956) - 3/5

This is a solid entry into the 50’s heist genre, but nothing more. It’s clever enough, well-acted enough, intriguing enough, and it all amounts to a perfectly fine movie. Unfortunately, by-the-numbers isn’t the same as ‘great’, so it settles in at ‘good’.

Closest comparison: It’s like Asphalt Jungle six years later.

Setting: Crime
Plot: Heist
Tone: Heist