
An adaptation of Graham Greene's classic novel about a small-town hood who marries a waitress who deduced that he killed a rival thug in order to keep her quiet. As his gang begins to doubt his abilities, the man becomes more desperate and violent.... (Full plot summary below)
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An adaptation of Graham Greene's classic novel about a small-town hood who marries a waitress who deduced that he killed a rival thug in order to keep her quiet. As his gang begins to doubt his abilities, the man becomes more desperate and violent.
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| Boxoffice MagazinePam GradyControl's Sam Riley steps into a role made unforgettable by a young Richard Attenborough in the 1947 original and makes it his own, slipping into the character like a second skin. |
| Newark Star-LedgerStephen WhittyMirren is marvelous, as is Riley. The score, with Martin Phipps clearly channeling Bernard Herrmann, is full of tentative, melancholy melodies and dark, swirling moods. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongThere's a brutish beauty to the mean world of Brighton Rock that feels very '40s even in the '60s. |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigWhile the two leads emerge soulless as melodrama hovers around the edges of the tale, the era is convincingly portrayed and the melancholy mood is hauntingly rendered. |
| Washington ExaminerKelly Jane TorranceWe should at least give [director] Rowan Joffe credit for taking a risk -- even if his version of Brighton Rock doesn't approach the achievement of its two predecessors. |
| Birmingham PostRoz LawsI wasn't completely blown away by this film and its melodramatic finale, but it does have quite a bit to recommend it. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfAn incredibly dramatic motion picture, positively loony at times. There are a few moments so heated, it feels as though the film itself is pointing a loaded gun to its temple, threatening to shoot. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohIn this lethal case of cinematic bloat, Graham Greene's tight little thriller is given the full, fancy treatment and suffers immeasurably. |
| Tolucan TimesTony Medley...a fascinating allegory of the battle between the devil and the Church for mankind's soul. Be warned: watching this movie requires thinking and some knowledge of Graham Greene. |
| Time OutJoshua RothkopfWhat might have been a long walk off a short pier becomes a valid, vital rethinking of a crime classic. |