The Killing

The Killing (1956)
IMDB #182 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049406/]

The Gist:
Early Kubrick flick, a film noir heist narrative drenched in shadows and jazz and shootouts. This film rivals Reservoir Dogs in terms of outright badass scenes, and sets up an intricate plot very well. It has this overriding voice over that's kind of like an old documentary, and it helps drive the action and really lends an air of fatalism to the events. It also has the privilege of being one of the most concise films I've ever seen, clocking in at 85 minutes and feeling as if there wasn't a single frame wasted. I wanted no more of the film and no less, it was incredibly efficient filmmaking (that's not to say I don't like longer films, but they should warrant the length). Honestly I could say more but saying that its an early Kubrick film noir heist semi-masterpiece of the genre should be enough.