Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

jadflack-22130 Powerful, and i would say even more so, when it first came out drama. A ll the more remarkable in that for most of the time, it takes place on one set, a police station. Almost like a filmed play, which it was based upon.The acting from almost every one in the cast is good, especially Kirk Douglas who gives one of his ultimate trademark " Angry young man"portrayals and Eleanor Parker is nearly as good as his wife with a secret or two. I may be a little biased as i am a big Kirk Douglas fan, nobody could do the " simmering anger bubbling beneath the surface" part like him.A very under rated actor,a very good film, that can still pack a punch.

durififichezleshommes if we call this artwork, Film, so what we have to call these recent movies? what this movie has that others has not? the answer is Form and content. this movie all made in a police quarter. its all happen there. the movie based on Characterizations. each character has individual spirit . the story comes out from the characters. that is the cinema. it means story is character and character means story. that is the key pro of this film. other thing that we cant find in recent movies( specially we cant find nearly from 1980 up to now) is evolution of character. it means character in the point of A must have differences from point B. for example kark douglas in the beginning of film is different from the kirk douglas in the end of film. its is not just kirk, all the characters have evolution process. God bless william wyler the great.

PWNYCNY What is someone supposed to do when he realizes that he has been living a lie? That everything he values is a fraud? These are the questions that this story raises. Kirk Douglas gives another incredibly strong and compelling performance, this time as a police detective whose arrogance and pride blocks him from realizing the realities and shortcomings of his own life. The story is a tragedy. The principle character has many virtues but is brought down by his character flaws. He is on a personal crusade, not knowing, or refusing to acknowledge, the real target of his scorn. To face the truth would mean to question the purpose of his life, and whether his life his worth living. The production is stagy, the story a little contrived, but Kirk Douglas and the rest of the cast, including Eleanor Parker, manage to transcend those limitations and deliver performances that galvanize the story and keep the audience engaged. This movie is outstanding.

sunergos Detective Story feels like a contemporary interpretation of one of Shakespeare's plays. Most of the action takes place in the NY Police 21st Precinct Building. Indeed the film is based on a stage play. Douglas is very convincing as McLeod, a moralising, black-or-white policeman, a lonely crusader in world of big-city, 24-hour crime. We get a snapshot of some of the characters that pass through his world. One of the engaging aspects to the film is that you wonder if and how one or more of these characters is going to interact with the main story. Bringing McLeod happiness during his crusade against corruption is his wife Mary, played by the graceful Eleanor Parker, who would later go on to play the spurned countess in The Sound of Music. This is the story of what happens to McLeod as he makes the painful discovery in a most personal way that his black-or-white approach to life and work is unsustainable.