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A touch underdeveloped?

posted 17 years ago by ashleyallinson
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Not really a criticism, but did anyone else find that the idea of Palance being a people-smuggler a little underdevloped? I mean, this is presumably the reason why Palance paniced and started shooting at cops, but hinting at this element a little more in the dialogue might have made things a touch clearer. Also, drop the literal dead-weight of your buddy, buddy.

Anyway, like the plaugue-carryig rat he was, he got his. A good one that predates On The Waterfront's longshoreman realism.

[–] jim6263 14 years ago

Perhaps a good take-off point for a sequel had the villain not been caught, but no; public health is a greater risk in the story, so that carries crime temporarily less weight. Palances's character is fully developed, and superbly rendered.

[–] Prismark10 10 years ago

I thought Palance was just a low level hoodlum than just a people smuggler.

Its that man again!!