Michael's Movie Grade:A+
Review: Incredible movie, fully deserving it's reputation as a classic. About as good as it gets.
Everything about this movie is as good as it can be. The casting is perfect. This movie played a huge part in Bogie becoming the huge star he became, and it is easy to see why. His performance here couldn't possibly be any better. Just as great here are Peter Lorre (in one of his best roles), Sidney Greenstreet, Mary Astor and simply the whole cast. On top of this the filmmaking itself is near perfect. It is especially hard to believe (but true) that this was the directorial debut of John Houston, because it feels like it was directed by a old pro. The film keeps all the magic of the book, but is still completely cinematic. Arthur Edeson's cinematography, the amazing pacing, and great editing are a huge part of what makes this film so great. However they are so good, that you don't notice them at all the first few times you watch this film. On top of all this the story all this is working for is an excellent one.
Quite simply put, this is the type of movie dreams are made of.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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