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Bosley Crowther, New York Times: A superior cut of melodrama. Read more
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: It's a breathtaking work, and a key citation in the case for confession as suitable material for art. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: Read more
Richard Brody, New Yorker: Few movies suggest such a forthright flaying of their director's soul. Read more
Variety Staff, Variety: Director Nicholas Ray maintains nice suspense. Bogart is excellent. Gloria Grahame, as his romance, also rates kudos. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: The grayest, most morally ambiguous of film noirs -- and arguably the most self-reflexive. Read more