11/19/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

M review

Had some blurry shots and shaky camera angles that wasn't really intended. Everything seems to move in slow motion. The screenplay had some humor in it. Peter Lorre was brilliant, not enough could be said with the rest of the cast. Had many thrilling moments and usage of glass. Had some interesting lines from the film: Schränker - "We just want to render you harmless. That's what we want. But you'll only be harmless when you're dead." Hans - "It's there all the time, driving me out to wander the streets, following me, silently, but I can feel it there. It's me, pursuing myself! I want to escape, to escape from myself! But it's impossible. I can't escape, I have to obey it. I have to run, run… endless streets. I want to escape, to get away! And I'm pursued by ghosts. Ghosts of mother...

Rating of
3/4 

07/31/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

The M stands for Masterpiece

An amazing piece of cinema that even though is 75 years old, still manages to evoke a powerful response. Even today you will be hard-pressed to find a more compelling story dealing with crime - especially as one as abhorred as a child-killer.

Pretty much any film dealing with a search for a killer - think Se7ev, Silence of the Lambs, etc. owes its existence to a chance that Fritz Lang took with this film. Peter Lorre ranks near the top of the villain category with his portrayal of the murderer that is so evil, not only are the cops after him, but so are common criminals for marring their image.

The tension is palpable throughout M - whether it's the creepy whistle of Hall of the Mountain King or a deadly game of hide in seek in a darkened attic - it never lets. The use of shadows a...

Rating of
4/4