Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success (1957) starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis. Powerful newspaper columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Lancaster) wants press agent Sidney Falco (Curtis) to break up the romance between Hunsecker's sister and a jazz guitarist. If Falco can't produce results, Hunsecker vows to shut him out of his column. Falco shows that he will do anything to curry Hunsecker's favor. Fairly entertaining movie seems a bit dated, and there's no one likable to cheer for. It's definitely not a light-hearted entertainment. (Subtitles in English are not available, although closed captions are.) Grade: B