The Narrow Margin
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Movie Reviews of The Narrow Margin
Movie Review: Best Noir of Warners Film Noir Volume 3
Summary: 5 Stars
Keeping it short and simple- this was the one of the better Noirs. Charles McCraw is great as the cop trying to protect a lady on a train from one destination to another, but is he protecting the right woman? What I like about it for one thing is it a short movie running at fast paced 72 minutes, but the story and action is pretty tense and non-stop all the way through. Great dialog too, I couldn't help by laugh at times. Thoroughly entertaining with all sorts of twists and turns of characters., This had more twists than a pretzel. Between this movie, Clash by Night and Born to Kill, Warner's Film Noir Volume 3 from Warner is a must. This was the best Noir from Volume 3 to me. Just an amazing gem of a filmMovie Review: Like a freight train.
Summary: 5 Stars
You can watch The Narrow Margin faster than you can read some of these reviews and that's the point. They simply don't make movies like this anymore. Forget about what can be done in 3 hours with $200 million dollars. This is about creating and sustaining real suspense and in this task, not a second is wasted. Even the credits move along.
Nor are the actors wasted. Charles McGraw, who was about as good an actor as Ronald Reagan, is perfect for his no nonsense role. Unless you like boring movies (and some people undeniably, do) you will not be dissapointed. This is both a cop drama and a sort of Film Noir, but file it under "Action".
Movie Review: A Great Actress
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very fine film noir that is also the highlight of Marie Windsor's career. I want to carefully avoid giving away any of the nifty plot twists but want to emphasize Ms Windor's extraordinary ability to take one from feeling repulsion to respect and empathy (and sometimes back again in a single scene!)Her femme fatale is the only film noir character that can compare to Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity for portraying at once ruthlessness, strength, cunning, and sex. Highly recommended. Grab this immaculate transfer. Repeated viewing guaranteed.Movie Review: Narrow Margin is great film noir!
Summary: 5 Stars
this is one of the best film noir movies
but with more of an action feel to it.
most of the movie takes place on the train
with the mob looking for a witness in route
to testify and there is no place to run. if
you saw the version with Gene Hackman and
liked it then you'll like this just as much.
I love both movies and they both are different
but the story is almost the same except for a
few twist. I highly recommend this movie.
Movie Review: The Narrow Margin
Summary: 5 Stars
A "B" movie that scores a solid "A". Lean, sharp little thriller packs more thrills and suspense than movies with ten times the budget. Some of the dialogue and delivery go over-the-top, but this only adds to the film's vinegary flavor . The real winner is the story, which holds enough surprises to keep discerning viewers on point throughout. Film noir devotees should pounce on this, and the full set it comes from: Film Noir Classics Collection- Vol. 2.