The Killers 1964

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The second film version (1964) of Ernest Hemingway's short story, directed by Don Siegel with far more energy than Robert Siodmak could muster for his overrated 1946 effort. Read more

TIME Magazine: Perhaps the sole justification for turning a fine old movie into a just passable new one can be summed up as Angie Dickinson. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: A familiar tale of robbery and betrayal unfolds, not enhanced by the glossy colour but given a terrific boost by the fact that the two killers stick around and are superbly characterised by Marvin and Gulager. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Ronald Reagan fails to crash convincingly through his goodguy image in his portrayal of a ruthless crook. Read more