The Killing

   I watched the film noir movie The Killing by Stanley Kubrick. The movie is about a group of guys who decide to steal about 2 million dollars from a horse race track on the day of a really big race. The guys are led by a man named Johnny. Each of the men has a different job while Johnny is the one actually robbing the room with all the money. One man creates a distraction by starting a bar fight. Another man, who is a bartender at the track, gets a shotgun into the place for Johnny to pick up and use in the robbery. Another man, who works at the betting counter, gets a door open for Johnny so he can get to the room with the money. Another man shoots one of the horses while its running the race to cause a further distraction. And one man, who is a police officer, picks up the money from under a window so Johnny can make it out safe.

   The movie had many plots going on the same time and the same scene was often seen through someone else's eyes. This kept the story a little repetitive at some points. However, this ensures the viewer will fully understand what is going on as I had trouble hearing what the characters were saying at some points (due to accents and actual volumes of voices). It reminds me of a tarantino film just a simplified form. 

   I would recommend watching this movie as it gave a classic heist movie feel to it. The viewer is aware most of the movie that a heist is going to happen however, the viewer does not know if the heist will be successful or not. I would give this movie a seven out of ten.