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The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Great Movie - John Huston's The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon is a film noir from 1941. It was John Huston's first film and undoubtably his best (Sorry, The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre). The movie was also the first film noir, and maybe the best.
In The Maltese Falcon, we met detective Sam Spade, played by Humphrey Bogart. His client, played by Mary Astor, leads him into a web of lies, crime, violence, murder, deception and the search for a golden falcon statuatte.
The mystery is one of cinema's greatest. Every single twist in the story is unexpected. You never know where the story is going to go. All this is because of the brilliant and groundbreaking screenplay. Can we give John Huston an applause for writing this amazing screenplay?
The Maltese Falcon would not have been as good without the screenplay. The same goes for the acting. Humphrey Bogart is one of the greatest actors, and The Maltese Falcon is one of his best and most iconic performances. I loved him in the whole movie, but if I have to pick one moment, I would say when he confronts Mary Astor.
Speaking of Mary Astor, she delivers her best role in this movie. You never knew if her character was lying or speaking the truth, and this is probably because of Astor's brilliant acting. The way she changes emotions in a few second and how she delivers her lies. The performance is terrific.
And then we have Lorre and Greenstreet. Peter Lorre is a actor is love. His performance in M still stand as one of the best. Peter Lorre was often typecast as the henchman, which is slightly annoying, because he could not show all of his acting talent in these roles, but he did an amazing job in this movie.
Sydney Greenstreet is maybe my favorite supporting role in the whole movie. There was not one moment where I didn't love his character. He delivers every movement and line perfectly. Gutman is one of my favorite movie villains of all time, and that's probably because of Greenstreet's amazing performance.
All in all, this is a masterpiece of cinema. The mystery is so great and captivating. Every twist is unexpected. I can't recommend this movie enough.