Product: Pickup on South Street (The Criterion Collection) (1953)
Rating: 5.0
not only one of the best noirs - also one of the best films of the era..
Samuel Fuller's pickup on south street is as perfect as film noir can get... It feauture 3 characters who would normally be seen as villains - as real people who we can identify with - people who simply do their jobs... They also happen to be incredibly interesting characters..The film was shot magnificently in black and white for a remarkably low budget - only someone like fuller could pull it off...The way the characters relate to one another in a matter of fact way.. and the way they are all targeted by the law and use the law to their advantage.. make this one of the most interesting twisted film noirs.. The stylization and direction combined with striking casting make this one of the best films period.I would highly recommend this as an introduction to fuller and as a classic film noir..