White Heat

from my 100 Popular Movies Marathon, part 45 of 100



White Heat, 1949. An undercover cop infiltrates a dangerous gang.

Directed by Raoul Walsh. Written by Ivan Goff, & Ben Roberts, based on a story by Virginia Kellogg. Starring James Cagney, with Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly, & Steve Cochran.

Concept: A
Story: A
Characters: Most of them aren't much, but Cagney's and Mayo's characters more than make up for it. A
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music: A
Enjoyment: This movie's kind of amazing. It's like The Wire: The Movie (minus the corruption). Granted, it is a classic, but I'm still confused that it isn't more well known than it is. A

GPA: 3.7/4