On the Waterfront [1954 film]

Dock workers are afraid to speak up against their murder-happy union.

Underneath all the exceptional writing and acting, at its heart it's still just a gangster movie. If Brando hadn't gotten his hands on that character it wouldn't have been anything special.

Concept: C
Story: A
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: A
Music: C

Enjoyment: B

GPA: 2.9/4

An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses. (IMDb)

A dockworker fights against a mob-controlled union "racketeering on the waterfronts of Hoboken, New Jersey". 1955: 8 oscars. Leftists hate it because there's an anti-hero, there's no collective hero

Johnny Friendly (Lee J Cobb), el jefe del sindicato portuario, utiliza métodos mafiosos para controlar y explotar a los estibadores de los muelles neoyorquinos. Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando), un boxeador fracasado que trabaja para él, se ha visto involuntariamente implicado en uno de sus crímenes. Cuando Malloy conoce a Edie Doyle (Eva Marie Saint), la hermana de la víctima, se produce en él una profunda transformación moral que lo lleva a arrepentirse de su vida pasada. A través de Edie conoce al padre Barrie (Karl Malden), que trata de animarlo para que acuda a los tribunales y cuente todo lo que sabe.