Product: Pickup on South Street (The Criterion Collection) (1953)
Rating: 5.0
More than just a great film noir
We know Widmark will be tough before the film even starts but the surprise is watching Peters who is tough, smart and terrific. The first scene has no dialog as we just take in Peters and Widmark up against each other on a packed train car. And it gets better with the first kiss in the shack. As an earlier reviewer wrote, the writing is superior- I loved everything except the last line where Candy and Skip leave the police station. Thelma Ritter is a bonus.