Sweet Smell of Success
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“You're dead, son. Get yourself buried”
Overview
Fast, funny and cruel, Sweet Smell of Success is set over a single frantic night in 1950s Manhattan. Ruthless gossip columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) is obsessively controlling of his younger sister Susan (Susan Harrison), so when he discovers she's being romanced by a penniless jazz musician he ropes in unprincipled PR man Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis) to destroy the innocent man's reputation.
Why You Should See This Film
A hot jazz soundtrack and incredible on-location work from Oscar-winning cinematographer James Wong Howe make Sweet Smell of Success as beautiful as it is nerve-wracking, and required viewing for any Safdie heads out there. Running between neon streets and dim bars, Curtis manages to make a slimy cad of a character endlessly watchable, while Lancaster uses his imposing physicality to frightening effect as a man hiding unhealthy affection behind a mask of upright citizenry.
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