Brighton Rock

No worth buying.

Poorly written. Attenborough good. But not a credible story.

Attenborough is truly scary in this story. Unemotional thug who abhors feelings of any kind. Carol Marsh is absolutely outstanding as the naive waitress.

Great Black and White with riveting suspense.

Great classic

Richard Attenborough is sensational as a psychotic gangster. Bright Rocks still rocks after almost 70 years.

I watched this movie because it was highly recommended in some of the articles about Richard Attenboroughs death. I thought it was great!

Excellent example of the noire genre. Close to the original book, although the book captures much more of each characters inner conflict. Still, this abbreviated film form is more accessible for those too busy or lazy to read the book.

Excellent performances by Attenborough and Baddeley with a good supporting cast. Just as dark as the book, but in an abbreviated format.

Although the movie was true to the novel (It should be because Graham Greene co-wrote the screenplay), the film version was limited to filming standards and audiences in 1947. However the movie made the plot clearer and compressed the story into a few days, while the books timeline was longer and included additional elements that added to the story. The acting and filmography were well done for the times and focused on the plotline and a more ambiguous ending. The drama is consistent with many of the darker-toned movies of the post-World-War II era. Richard Attenboroughs performance made the film believable, but it appears that Carol Marsh, who played Rose, felt traumatized by the production efforts for undisclosed reasons. If you are a Graham Greene follower or a fan of Film Noir movies, then this is a good bet. The filming seems to reflect well the 1930s context of the authors novel setting. In todays world, the movie is a bit too dated, unless you have memories of or interest in the time period.