The last Stanley Kubrick film I had yet to see, 'Killer's Kiss' is the directors second feature. While the story is kind of cliche the visual sense is strong with lots of cinema verite shooting around New York City; for a long time TCM used some clips from this movie in their night time programing bumpers, something I didn't know until I watched the movie and recognized the shots.
Jamie Smith is a boxer who early in the film loses what could have been a career making fight. In the aftermath he befriends a neighbor (the striking Irene Kane) whose boss (Frank Silvera) is causing her problems. Someone ends up murderd.
Lean, low budget film is better then it has a realistic right to be, given the humble circumstances of the production. The black Silvera's obsession with the white Kane is rather daring for the time. *** (This would have been a ** film if not for its artistry in presentation.)
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