I decided to watch this because of how lauded it was. Big mistake. Terrible acting from everyone other than Connery. Movie is overall just cringy. What the hell is the message even supposed to be, that you have to commit crimes to catch criminals? Terrible

It's almost impressive how bad this movie is. None of the characters are likeable, none of the actors do a good job, with the exception of Connery. It's probably pretty difficult to make an audience empathize with a character like Ness, but a smarter director would have recognized that and adjusted accordingly.

This film includes all the ingredients it takes. Some rather forgettable stunt acts, dialogue seeming as if it came from the 50ies, hilarious mounties hunting for two trucks on a bridge. Kevin Costner was not any better when he was younger. Sean Connery selling his Scottish as Irish is funny, I must admit, but perhaps the American audience might not have heard that detail anyway. It got so many of the factors to make a terrible film. And yet it seems to still be regarded as a milestone classic. I see absolutely no point in that...

Maybe if i watched it in the 90's i would have appreciated it a little more. The fact that it escaped me so long i think makes even my consumption biased. I thought it was too cheesy to truly appreciate. I think i've been spoiled by the rawness of Boardwalk Empire for movies set in this era.

I don't get the love for this one. Weak script, some really rough performances--it all plods along and never gins up much excitement for me.