The Violent Men is very violent, especially for 1955. Its message, however, purports to be... non-violence? It doesn't sell the latter very well. This is great while it is about revenge and violence, but it takes some melodramatic turns and is way more focused on a subplot between Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson than it needs to be. Glenn Ford is perfect. (Isn't he always?) And Max Steiner's score is gorgeous! But the film doesn't quite work. The photography, too, is very cool, but Cinemascope always looks very weird on a home television, and it looks weird here too. I do wish there was a way to transfer cinemascope for home viewing that worked.
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