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Originally Posted by MonomAnny
The Maltese Falcon
Summary (from imdb) Sam Spade is a partner in a private-eye firm who finds himself hounded by police when his partner is killed whilst tailing a man. The girl who asked him to follow the man turns out not to be who she says she is, and is really involved in something to do with the 'Maltese Falcon', a gold-encrusted life-sized statue of a falcon, the only one of its kind.
Comment: I found the story hard to follow, but it could be the old school dialogue from a film made in the 1940’s. The over the top acting and funny characters made this movie enjoyable at times, so if you are a fan of films from the 40’s or like Humphrey Bogart then I would recommend this film.
Rating: 7/10
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For me, The Maltese Falcon is all about - Peter Lorre, man. I love him in that film. This is one of my all-time favorites. So much better than Casablanca which everyone is so enamored of.
Don't get me wrong, I do like Casablanca, I just don't get the significance in comparison to so many other Bogart films that I think were superior.