Key Largo (1948)

Saw it for the first time yesterday. I feel like this has aged shockingly well, even more so than some of the other more famous movies of that period.

I pretty much watched this back to back with Treasure of the Sierra Madre. And while Bogart’s descent in that movie is unparalleled, Key Largo fells like a more modern movie. Because Treasure still had a fair amount of “aww shucks” moments. Key Largo only ever ratchets up the tension every chance it can with a much bleaker outlook