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James Cagney is in top form as a gangster with with redeeming qualities in this well-directed, Oscar nominated picture from Michael Curtiz, who scored in 1938 two Oscar nods; Bogart and Raft are also good.
Rocky Sullivan is riveting. His movements are quick and vital, his speech like machine-gun fire, his demeanor sharp and confident. He is all attitude and style.
the way Angels With Dirty Faces balances hard-bitten gangster drama with warmly stage-managed religiosity gives us an entertaining period piece, one which shows that after more than sixty years you still can't go wrong with a Jimmy Cagney movie.
If you're looking to study the gangster classics, I know a good place you can start.
July 25, 2002
Reno Gazette-Journal
An archetype of 1930s and '40s gangster films. The plotting and melodramatic storytelling are stilted by today's standards, but classic movie lovers enjoy that.
February 07, 2005
Kansas City Kansan
Wonderful morality story; one of Cagney's most memorable
October 23, 2004
Cinema em Cena
Envolvente do início ao fim (num desfecho, diga-se de passagem, poderosamente dramático), o filme traz Cagney em uma de suas atuações mais intensas e inspiradas.
July 13, 2005
Movie Metropolis
...most of all, it's Cagney: At the top of his game, the bad guy we have to love. He makes it all happen.