Can a film so expertly capture the odious and bitter that it becomes deliciously, disgustingly beautiful? Yes, if that film is 1957's Sweet Smell of Success.
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The New York TimesDana Stevens
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Its pleasures are almost obscenely abundant.
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Everyone raves about this 1957 film -- and everyone's right.
100
TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide Magazine
Captures the sleazy allure of Manhattan like no other film.
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Variety
Variety
It's a no-holds-barred account of the sadistic fourth estater played cunningly by Burt Lancaster.