Brightlyme i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.

Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

bombersflyup The Maltese Falcon is a dull unbearable load of drivel. I didn't buy any of it, Bogart pushing around the flyweight division. I cringed the whole way through. None of the characters are suited to any of these roles. Mary Astor is no femme fatale and Peter Lorre being serious? Come on. Wilmer, now what the hell is this character? One of the worst henchman ever, just to make Bogart look superior. Though, Kasper Gutman wasn't much better. I don't even.. I'm done.

zachdignum This was a beautifully shot noir film, the picture itself was amazing to see. But on top of the aesthetics of the film the story was exciting from beginning to end with all of the twists and turns taken throughout. The audience slowly finds out who the main character really is after they are misled time and time again. It was a very exciting film to watch and a wonderful example of film-noir.

OneEightNine Media Finally, finally, finally got a chance to watch this after it being on my watch-list for like forever. It is one of those classic films that most people know of but never get to watch. But yeah, AMC had it on and gave me a chance to watch it. It was okay. Classic noir film. It isn't the best noir I have ever seen but it is okay. The acting is frankly lacking, from pretty much everyone except Humphrey Bogart. So yeah, the film with such an iconic title and etc is a bit disappointing. It may just be a little too dated which shouldn't make much of a difference if the film was a better experience with a cleaner flowing story, better acting, set design and etc, etc. Ultimately the movie is a letdown. 6.5 out of 10.

inemjaso History's first film noir, characterized by cynicism and "immoral" sexual attraction, The Maltese Falcon is a masterpiece of the crime drama genre. The opening theme music is ominous with lots of brass and strings. The cinematography throughout is nothing less than cool, with lots of low key lighting and sharp contrasts. The protagonist, Sam Spade, is a classic Bogart character. He is extremely intuitive, intelligent, and charismatic. Though he is weary of trusting law enforcement as a private detective, his independent case work yields great success and collaboration between himself and the police. Spade's counterpart is a woman named Ruth who goes by Brigid for the majority of the film, due to her ties to criminal activity. The viewer can sense that Spade knows Brigid is a liar and guilty of murder, but his affection for her jeopardizes the viewer's certainty about Brigid being brought to justice. However, Spade values his work more and eventually turns Brigid in to the cops. Overall, this film is extremely well written and expertly paced. There are no slow scenes and from the first scene the viewer is drawn intensely into the narrative.