The Killing is a heist film – Johnny Clay(Sterling Hayden) is organising to rob a racetrack. He has arranged men on the inside and has everything timed down to the minute. But can everyone be trusted?
What I find fascinating about heist films is the way the director gets the audience on the side of the criminals. These are the guys who are prepared to kill just for money. Rarely is the money to be used for some noble cause – it’s just to make the criminals rich. Still, every step of the way, I was barracking for Clay to get through. Being a Kubrick film, things don’t happen the way you’d expect, and whilst I love a good Ocean’s Eleven or The Thomas Crown Affair, it’s nice to see things messed up a bit.
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This is an amazing film, Quentin Tarantino owes his career to this masterpiece
Absolutely! Although Tarantino owes his career to a lot of films. Have you seen Not Quite Hollywood? Excellent documentary on the Australian film industry in the 1970s with a lot of special comments by Tarantino. Definitely worth a watch.
I’ll check it out! Thanks for the recommendation. Keep up the good blogs 🙂