Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:25
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8/10
Consensus: An intriguing, wonderfully subversive blend of art and commerce, Kiss Me Deadly is an influential noir classic.
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Hard-hitting detective Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) takes on thugs and atomic secrets in Robert Aldrich's fast-paced thriller KISS ME DEADLY, an adaptation of the Mickey Spillane novel. The night... [More]
Starring: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Cloris Leachman
Director: Robert Aldrich
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Reviews for Kiss Me Deadly
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In the dingy, black-and-white halls of the film noir pantheon, they've a special place set aside for Kiss Me Deadly. Full Review |
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This independently produced low-budget film was a shining example for the New Wave directors -- Truffaut, Godard, et al -- who found it proof positive that commercial films could accommodate the quirkiest and most personal of visions. Full Review |
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The trail leads to a series of amorous dames, murder-minded plug-uglies and dangerous adventures that offer excitement but have little clarity to let the viewer know what's going on. Full Review |
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The brutality of the film’s characters and its scenario are shocking enough today, but in 1955, they were gobsmacking. Full Review |
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Dazzling film noir masterpiece. Full Review |
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Kiss Me Deadly delivers the 'white-hot thrills' and 'blood-red kisses' promised by its publicity, as well as reminding us whence Tarantino stole his best riffs. Full Review |
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Never was Mike Hammer's name more fitting than in Kiss Me Deadly, Robert Aldrich's blisteringly nihilistic noir. Full Review |
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A crucial influence on what would become the French new wave, an irresistibly seedy trip through the Los Angeles underworld, and a valuable artifact of Cold War anxiety. Full Review |
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It's not the greatest thriller ever, but Kiss Me Deadly is classic film noir. Full Review |
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Best exemplifies a curious cross between "art" and pulp fiction. Full Review |
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Intriguing cold war thriller. Meeker was born to play Mike Hammer.
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...maybe the most subversive of all films noir, encompassing everything from atomic femme fatales to masculinity amok and the Bomb. Full Review |
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Perversely fascinating and completely unsettling.
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