Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Bumpy Chip It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Benedito Dias Rodrigues Confusing in the first half hour and hard to understand this early British noir,however states as masterpiece for many but similarity with old mysteries movies from England,the young gangster baby face Pink Brown certainly should be a study process for so enigmatic and evil character,the Brighton gang are outdated guys,nevertheless Pink be afraid of them and kill each one in your turn,psychotic to extreme deserves all movie's credits, Attenborough has an stunning performance beyond that expected,the twist in the final comes to crown this magnificent noir!! Resume: First watch: 2017 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 8.5

FilmCriticLalitRao As a film, Brighton Rock can be defined as a good character study of different people who find themselves directly or indirectly involved in a crime involving Brighton's gangsters. The film is able to strike a fine balance between childish entertainment and taut thriller. There are good performances by all actors but famous British director Richard Attenborough is able to carve a separate identity for himself for his chilling portrayal as a young hoodlum with blood on his hands. For most English tourists Brighton is a small town in England which is famous for its seaside resort. Its popularity soared immensely when famous British writer Graham Greene wrote a novel about its vicious criminal gangs who firmly held on to their Christian beliefs. It was in 1947 that director John Boulting's film "Brighton Rock" was released for general public. The film was an immediate success with both critics as well as viewers as it remained as close as possible to the original book. For this purpose Graham Greene collaborated with famous British dramatist Terence Rattigan. In recent times,a remake has been made which presents a new version of the story with additional colors.

yourstruly2010 So much has already been said of this film its pointless to type out the story but this is absolutely without shadow of a doubt the finest British gangster film ever made and one of the greatest British films ever made. Richard Attenborough was very almost typecast as hoodlums and gangsters (the hundred pound window, London belongs to me, boys in brown, dancing with crime) his performance here is not uncagney like (via public enemy) phycotic seething brooding filled with rage fear hate and despair. He seems to bear a grudge against religious and authoritative figures he also appears to be homosexual in one scene he goes berserk to find fellow gang members and their girlfriends drinking and acting flirtatious and promiscuous he even threatens to kill when a fellow gangster says his wife is going to make a man of him on their wedding night and then the next morning after their wedding night he hasn't slept with his wife. his best friend tells her "not to worry hes just busy hes got stuff on his mind" she tells pinkies best friend "i don't want to be on his mind ever i just want be with him" implying she hasn't 'BEEN' with him in fact by the end of the film I'm not sure he has slept with her at all. You can fill in the blanks why does a 17 year old lad wind up this vicious and angry where are his parents what lead him to the place where he is now why the hatred toward religion ? even his nick name pinky brown... you have to wonder ... the relationships hes forged with other members of the gang are quite interesting also the former leader seems to have been somewhat of a father figure to pinky and hes trying to forge that same relationship with Dallow (william hartnel) who is clearly the brains of the outfit and would be the leader of the mob if he wasn't scared of pinky as everyone is he knows fine well what pinky is capable of he gets a good indication in the first few minutes of the film. Pinky isn't used of people standing up to him and not fearing him he doesn't like the fact the town is now increasingly ran by colleani he hates it and the rest of the mob know if it wasn't for pinkies murderous reputation they'd be finished. Pinkies relationship with women also worth noting the only time he shows his wife anything but hostility is when hes hurt and wants mothering.1947 Was the year england took America's crown albeit briefly as the worlds finest producer of gangster films as this They Made Me A Fugitive and Black Memory stormed onto British screens, we had previously had a few films that dealt with small scale gangsters (the man from Chicago) and young hoodlums (bad boy) but we had always been weary of the kind of film America had been producing in fact the British censors blocked an attempt to produce a screen version of the play The Blue Cafe which dealt with organised crime in London's seedy Soho district and No Orchids For Mss Blandish was filmed in America complete with fake American accents but here finally in 1947 we were treat to a reflection of our own homegrown gangsters on screen no there's no ring of tommy gun fire but believe me the violence and sheer darkness of these films are just as gripping intense and shocking.To those who question attenboroughs legitimacy as a 17 year old saying hes unbelievable i say that its a cultural difference here people leave school at 16 (at the earliest) they can leave home get a job and start a family in fact i know people doing that right now and back then people were leaving school at 14 so yes attenboroughs performance is actually a lot more believable than you'd give it credit for.Flat out Masterpiece !!!

druid333-2 After the end of World War 2,and England was picking up the pieces & rebuilding,the British film industry started to guess that people will eventually want to start flocking back to the movies again. 1947 brought 'Brighton Rock' (released in the U.S. as 'Young Scarface'),from the celebrated crime novel by author Graham Greene. It is the story of Brighton's criminal underground (Brighton,being a sea side holiday area). The story centers on Pinkie Brown,a young,up & coming career criminal (played here by Richard Attenborough,years before he became Sir Richard Attenborough),and the gang of slimy criminals he obviously wants to be the head of,someday. Between gang hits on various targets they want done away with,forever,Pinkie takes a fancy to Rose,a young attractive waitress,working at a sandwich shop in Brighton (played here by Carol Marsh),whom he eventually marries. Pinkie's success as an underworld crime figure is in danger of being found out by a brass,loud mouthed,but well meaning woman,named Ida Arnold (played by a then young,Hermonie Baddeley,forever known for playing domestics in such films as 'Mary Poppins'),who adds some nice touches of humour to the dark goings on. A nice plot twist ending (I'm not saying what)compliments the film,nicely. John Boulting ('I'm Alright,Jack','Rotten To The Core')directs a taut,well written screenplay by Graham Greene & Terrance Rattigan,from the novel by Greene. The film's sumptuous black & white photography,which brings out the atmospheric balance of light & shadow is by Harry Waxman,with tight editing by Peter Graham Scott. This is film noir at it's best (make no mistake about it),that easily takes it's place among noir classics such as 'This Gun For Hire',the original 1949 version of 'D.O.A.',and others. Not rated by the MPAA (as it had not been organized as of yet,but films were overseen by the National Board of Review,back then),this film has some flashes of violence,that were quite bloody for that era (the film received an 'A' certification from the British Film Censorship Board,for adult content---the board's censorship seal was always spliced into the first reel of every film that played in the United Kingdom)