this rarely happens for me but I couldn't get through it. I had no empathy or fasciantion with any of the characters.

Such a masterpiece. Excellent movie. Recommended.

This movie dives deep into the film noir genre, more than a decade in. The dialogue is so heavily overwritten as to invite comparisons with Shakespeare due to the constant need to contemplate what exactly the characters are trying to say. It’s one of several ways this picture has captured so many fans. The appeal of Tony and Burt add mightily to this film as well. It’s a must see.

Great story, great acting, and generally ahead of its time. Highly recommended.

Beautifully shot and acted story about desperate white men in suits elevating minor personal beefs into a high stakes game.

I didn't find myself caring what happened to anyone involved.

Great performances and dialogue but the plot is drab enough that it didn't really grab me.

Burt Lancasert. Fantastic as always. Tony Curtis, not so much. I don't buy this actor in anything.

Great movie. Lancaster and Curtis are such fun slimes

Steeped in mood and featuring an iconic turn from Tony Curtis, Sweet Smell of Success realizes its title as one of the last great film noirs.

Unconventional yet engaging plot that has something to say about American society. This film does so much right it is hard to criticize. It works on every level, first as an engaging thriller, second as a conduit to say something bigger about the way we interact with each other on a social level, and third to critic the wider American Society at the time. Imo these are the movies that should be told in film school. The mise-en-scene of the story is all put in place to support and help the story shine, done so well you forget its even there truly beautiful. A movie that deserves more credit and publicity then it gets, truly great, I'd recommend it to as many people as I can.

Beautiful cinematography.

It was good, but the only part that was really made me feel something was the ending. sure there were a lot of clever components and the film spoke about a lot, but it just didn't hit the spot I guess

At the center of this psychological thriller is Lancaster's J. J., who commands authority whenever he's on screen. Brooding intensity is always in his face, and Lancaster can be quite scary at times, never knowing when he might blowup. But the real terror comes from his oblivious madness, seeking to control everyone and everything, including his "beloved" sister, who he is only hurting in the process. Right there with him is the Tony Curtis' fawning Sydney, willing to throw anybody the bus in order to make a quick buck. It is a villainous duo for the ages, and one of the best of the genre.

The glamor of the best clubs in New York City in the 50s, the grit of the streets, and the sleezy life of the publicity game. Press agents and newspaper columnists have a symbiotic relationship. That relationship is the key that unlocks this story, and it is an interesting one.

For a Noir I expect much better. The Storyline somehow reminded me of a daytime Soap Opera. Petty jealousy between a brother and sister about whom she should date just didn't hold my interest. The added bonus of starting a gossip column in order to smear someone's reputation was just juvenile. Thats the type of plot one could expect in a teenage high school movie but not a classic Noir film. It was a disappointment having sat through this snooze fest without suspense or a catching plot worth exploring. A real let down... not worth my time.

Vince Gilligan's all-time favourite movie: There can't be a better recommendation than that and it lives up to this formidable testimonial. The kind of cynical, sharp-witted movie that represented the very best of the Golden Age of Hollywood.

A snappy, dramatic soap opera about the frenzy of neurosis New Yorkers call the energy of their city.

In "Sweet Smell of Success," Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis rule as menacing kingpin J.J. and his wannabe side-kick Falco, dishing up newspaper dirt to titillate readers and crush innocent bystanders - if they don't kill each other first. The dialogue is in parts treasure and trash, some of the most clever bon mots since Sam Spade, but often so over-the-top as to distract from the otherwise powerful noir tension.

Found it tiring to follow the cat and mouse machinations. Great atmospheric jazz score is best thing here. That aside it was pretty drab.