Gun Crazy
United Artists | Release Date: January 20, 1950 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The GuardianPhilip French
It's a superbly crafted film by a cult film-maker and features a virtuoso bank robbery sequence shot in a single take from a camera in the back seat of a car. Read full review
90
The New YorkerRichard Brody
It’s a strikingly modern, complex, disturbing, and yet sad, touching, and romantic film. Read full review
90
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Quintessential film noir. [20 Mar 2005, p.N03]
88
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Lewis's long takes and sure command of film noir staples (shadows, fog, rain-soaked streets) make this a stunning technical achievement, but it's something more--a gangster film that explores the limits of the form with feeling and responsibility. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
A fascinating study of sexual heat fueled by guns and ammo. [19 Oct 2001, p.C8]
83
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy Vishnevetsky
Joseph H. Lewis’ kinetic, psychosexual B-movie laid many of the creative foundations of the American cinema of the 1970s, though it took a round trip to Europe for the movie to develop a reputation at home. Read full review
83
IndieWireVikram Murthi
It’s a B-film with a heart of gold, even if that heart was probably stolen. Read full review
80
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Gun Crazy is a magnificently enjoyable film, distinguished by Joseph H Lewis’s restless, catch-all directorial style. Read full review
80
EmpireKim Newman
Darker and more subtly complex than you'd expect from a 1950s crime caper. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineEric Henderson
Lewis, through sheer force of will, turns the script’s easy ways out into the essence of blunt, adolescent sexual flowering. Read full review
63
LarsenOnFilmJosh Larsen
Gun Crazy is a burst of movie id all its own, a confluence of sex, sexism and violence. Read full review
60
The New YorkerPauline Kael
In its B-picture way, it has a fascinating crumminess.
40
The New York TimesStaff (Not Credited)
Pretty cheap stuff. Read full review
40
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Script points up the physical attraction between Dall and Cummins but, despite the emphasis, it is curiously cold and lacking in genuine emotions. Fault is in the writing and direction, both staying on the surface and never getting underneath the characters. Read full review
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