"The Harder They Fall" is a historically significant film, because it's Humphrey Bogart's acting swan song, but it's pretty good on its own, anyway. An unsubtle ("prizefighters aren't humans!") but undeniably realistic portrait of the corruption in the boxing business, this may be an unexceptional affair, but it's gripping and fast-paced. Bogart plays a cynical, disillusioned character that seems to fit him perfectly, and the rest of the cast is also good - except for Bogart's all-too-virtuous wife. (***)
Review of The Harder They Fall
