Underworld, U.S.A. (1961)

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   Siskoid

   Sam Fuller's Underworld USA is dark noir where even the hero scares you, and that makes for a great revenge picture. It's the story of a kid whose dad gets killed in front of his eyes by a gangsters. 20 years later, after he's gone down a criminal road himself, he gets a chance to make them pay. But it takes a bit of planning now that the four culprits are near the top of the national organization. How he manages it with cold, ruthless calculation is what makes the picture fun. Several of the bad(der) guys are quite memorably evil, so it's easy to root for the anti-hero, no matter his methods. The only thing that might do him in is love, which is where Dolores Dorn and Beatrice Kay come in as the bruised love interest and mother figure respectively, two actresses who should have done more based on this picture alone. The cinematography is visceral and in your face (or, if you like, in the character's faces, all sweaty close-ups and anxious eyes), and I simply can't believe Fuller got away with that ice sucking scene. Hard edged and unrepentant. 3 years 9 months ago
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   gama_jr

   Good vendetta movie.
   Rewinded several times the ice sucking scene. 9 years 3 months ago
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   danhofstra

   Cliff Robertson was fantastic in this 12 years 7 months ago

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