Key Largo (1948)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:25
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.1/10
Synopsis: A notorious gangster (Edward G. Robinson) holds the residents of a hotel hostage during a tropical storm. This captivating cinematic adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson won an Academy Award... [More]
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Claire Trevor
Director: John Huston
Reviews for Key Largo
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A little windy and rhetorical for my taste, but still one of John Huston's best efforts. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Perfeclty tense atmosphere and performances, with the sparks flying between Bogart and Bacall. Full Review |
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Huston's wayward talent seldom lacked energy. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Edward G. Robinson deserves special praise. Full Review |
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Emphasis is on tension in the telling, and effective use of melodramatic mood has been used to point up the suspense. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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5/5 |
Great cast headed by Bogart in Huston classic.
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A- |
Like the similarly sweaty, claustrophobic 12 Angry Men, Key Largo is a rare adaptation of a stage play in which the physical constraints of the stagebound source material are a strength rather than a weakness. Full Review |
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Although the characters are basically stereotypes, they are lent the gift of life by a superlative cast. Full Review |
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 2.5/5 |
The script prepared by Mr. Huston and Richard Brooks was too full of words and highly cross-purposed implications to give the action full chance. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
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B+ |
Exciting crime thriller set in the Florida Keys during a late summer hurricane. Full Review |
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8/10 |
Click to read the article Full Review |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
Taut Huston thriller with an unbeatable cast.
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4/5 |
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5/5 |
One of Bogart's half-dozen best, a tense and atmospheric classic.
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B |
Key Largo will always be remembered during hurricane season Full Review |
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