First of all, pretty much any movie with Humphrey Bogart in it is alright with me. I know, I know, he kinda sorta plays the same character in every movie. But hey, he's Bogart. He's cool. He can do that.
And secondly, it's a damn good story. It twists and turns. There is action and romance and murder. There is double crossing. What else do you want?
I also didn't realize (or I forgot) that half the cast of Casablanca is in this movie. Okay, not half. But Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet (his first on-screen appearance...who knew) are in it. I do like Lorre, he plays a great creepy bad guy.
And here is another famous line that happens to end the movie: "The stuff that dreams are made of." (My trivia for the day kids...this line was suggested by Bogart and was a paraphrased line from The Tempest by William Shakespeare "We are such stuff as dreams are made on,/ And our little life is rounded with a sleep.")
I get why this movie is on the list, it is an iconic movie. It is considered to be the first in the genre of film noir. It's definitely one of those movies that 'you should see'.
One word to describe 'The Maltese Falcon': Noir
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