Sweet Smell of Success (re-release)
United Artists | Release Date: March 15, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
100
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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100
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Can a film so expertly capture the odious and bitter that it becomes deliciously, disgustingly beautiful? Yes, if that film is 1957's Sweet Smell of Success. Read full review
100
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Its pleasures are almost obscenely abundant. Read full review
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Everyone raves about this 1957 film -- and everyone's right. Read full review
100
TV Guide MagazineStaff (not credited)
Captures the sleazy allure of Manhattan like no other film. Read full review
80
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
It's a no-holds-barred account of the sadistic fourth estater played cunningly by Burt Lancaster. Read full review
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