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User Comments for: Sweet Smell of Success

chris337 says...
4 years ago
The scintillating dialogue is the primary attraction, delivered with crisp pace by Curtis & Lancaster. The bright neon night city of New York also provides a gorgeous backdrop in the exteriors.
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Juliosoft says...
5 years ago
Great movie with great interpretations, try to ascend as is and above anyone. Show the others who are trying to climb, that you are up, above them
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KurtMoney says...
8 years ago
Got the Criterion blu-ray of this without seeing it, I just loved the cover design so much. Turns out it was a good investment because this movie was pretty great.

The cinematography is striking and beautiful. But what really takes the cake is the dialog. Every line is great but here are a few of my favorites:

"Cats in the bag and the bag's in the river"

"I'd hate to take a bite out of you. You're a cookie full of arsenic."

"Susie, that fish is four days old. I'm not buyin'."

Great! That first line is also the name of two episodes of Breaking Bad. Pumped now that I get the ref.
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soonertbone says...
one year ago
This movie was _dirty_, it was _slimy_, and I think I loved it. Really crackling screenplay, even if Tony Curtis wasn’t always quite up to the task of delivering. (I find him a tad manic at times.) But he did convey a sense of desperation that i appreciated, and the changes of fortune throughout were fun to watch him navigate. Lots of beautiful shots of on-location NYC as well.
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2016moonlight says...
4 years ago
I found the story pretty boring. The complex web of character relations was about the only thing I fully enjoyed.
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gunsgirl says...
5 years ago
Burt Lancaster is scary in the movie playing a character that has so much power anything he wants... he gets! Tony Curtis is a sleazy pr man.... great to see these characters in a classic film. Moves fast, great story... worth the watch.
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The_Argentinian says...
3 years ago
Great setting. Fantastic from a technical point of view. But I just didn't care about the story that much.
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