Maidgethma Wonderfully offbeat film!

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Bo Buchanan I watched this movie in search of the best Mafia movies of all time. For some reason, this film is in many of those lists and it doesn't belong there. There is nothing mafia, mobster or gangster about this movie. Except taht it's about a bunch of criminals. As an old school black and white action movie - this movie stands heads and shoulders above most. Sometimes the pace of these older movies is hard to take by newer generations when they are used to a much faster storytelling pace. Throughout the pic, I'm on the edge of my seat wondering what happens next and it never really slows down. When Virginia Mayo is in the scene, I am in awe of her beauty. I wonder how stunning she must have been in person. James Cagney plays an excellent deranged killer and I believe it the whole way through. A feature that doesn't get much attention in other reviews is the way this film highlights technology. Coming off the glut of military movies after World War II, this movie brings in some of the technology from WWII. The directional radio beacons in the police cars and the phone handsets must have been awe inspiring to audiences back in 1959. This part of the storyline in addition to the raw action and film noir qualities, make it a Sunday Afternoon must see. It's worth whatever you have to pay for it.

George Taylor Cagney plays a hardened criminal with mommy issues in this brilliant crime drama. The end alone is worth watching the entire movie for. Also the grapefruit scene. Just a great movie.

Hitchcoc This a portrait of a psychotic. James Cagney plays an ugly, amoral gangster, who is fixated on his mother. She is his foundation, his go to, but their relationship is sick. It is a classic Oedipus complex. Cagney's Jody is about as dangerous as one gets because when cornered, he will attack. When crossed, he will kill. The movie involves the infiltration of his gang by someone with his own agenda. When Jody's mother dies, he seems to embrace a death wish. This movie has one of the most famous final scenes in cinema history. Watch the film for that very reason. This is probably the performance of a lifetime by one of America's greatest actors. While type cast as a gangster, he was a man of incredible talents.

Richard Dominguez White Heat The Godfather Of Gangster Movies ... James Cagney As The Gangster Cody Jarrett Set The Mold For All Gangsters That Came After Him And In Comparison Have Yet To Measure Up (Keyser Soze, Coming The Closest And He Didn't Even Exist) ... Edmond O'Brien Is Excellent As The Undercover Agent Sent To Befriend Cody ... Virginia Mayo's Performance As Cody's Moll Is Convincing ... And Margaret Wycherly As Cody's Mom (The Only Person Cody Trust) Is Brilliant As The Loving "Ma Parker" Type ... The Movie Keeps An Excellent Pace And Has No Down Time ... Direction By Raoul Walsh Was Tight And Well Planned ... Well Written Script Rounds Out This Spectacular Story And Big Screen Blockbuster ...