James Cagney rough guy stuff is so clever

Nothing quite like an old-style gangster film. Nothing quite like the brilliant acting of a clever genius named James Cagney. The truth is James Cagney filled a screen with his tough, edgy brand of style and he connected with his audience in a profound way. The other evening I watched a superior release called 'White Heat.' This wild film had jolting excitement and also there were imaginative performances by Virginia Mayo and the crafty Edmond O'Brien. In my way of thinking when you watch a strong performance from staunch individualists like Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien and James Cagney then it means a sphere a long way past the arcane world of LOL and that all is well with the wondrous world of all us film buffs. In 'White Heat' the shrewd James Cagney takes on the role of a psychopath who has developed a huge mother complex. The psycho-social dimensions Jimmy C. injects into this particular film really snare us and bring us sweepingly into the multifaceted diamond that is this given story, indeed this film can hypnotize us in its own special way sort of like what happens when one views the superb and lilting 'Double Indemnity' that was conjured up by one superior writer, James M. Cain. In'White Heat' the finesse-prone Jimmy Cagney leads his zesty gang in a big heist of a payroll. The story comes wildly to life in this film under the quickly propelled directorial work of Raoul Walsh. Indeed, Raoul Walsh is one grand director and he kind of reminds me of the careful attention-to-detail work of another intense director guy, Samuel Fuller. Get into the Cagney, O'Brien and Mayo work of 'White Heat' and it looks like you will get plenty of what we Atanta area folks call max film enjoyment.