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88
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A truly great classic with perhaps the greatest male actor performance of all time.

April 22,2010
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The chance to watch a four-star classic the way it was meant to be seen -- fresh print, big screen -- is so rare as to be worth the trip.Full Review

Ty Burr
Boston Globe

The acting and the best dialogue passages have an impact that has not dimmed; it is still possible to feel the power of the film and of Brando and Kazan, who changed American movie acting forever.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

As unspoiled in its key elements as the day it was made, "On the Waterfront" is indisputably one of the great American films, its power undiminished. Even more today than half a century ago, it demands to be seen.Full Review

Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times

On the Waterfront may have baggage, but that doesn't prevent it from being one of the great American productions of the mid-20th century.Full Review

James Berardinelli
ReelViews

Under Elia Kazan's direction, Marlon Brando puts on a spectacular show, giving a fascinating, multi-faceted performance.Full Review

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