While surveying a telegraph line in 1861, Western Union engineer Edward Creighton (Dean Jagger) is severely injured in an accident. He is discovered by Vance Shaw (Randolph Scott), an outlaw on the run from a posse. Forced to travel on foot after his horse was hurt, Shaw at first considers stealing Creighton's horse, but changes his mind and takes the man with him, saving his life.
Sometime later, following his recovery, Creighton returns to Omaha, Nebraska and plans the construction of a telegraph line from Omaha to Salt Lake City, Utah. Facing considerable opposition to the line from Confederate soldiers, Indians, and outlaws, Creighton elicits the help of his sister Sue (Virginia Gilmore), foreman Pat Grogan (Minor Watson), and assistant Homer Kettle (Chill Wills).
Looking to put his outlaw past behind him, Shaw arrives at Creighton's Western Union office looking for honest work and is hired as a scout by Grogan who is unaware of his past. Creighton recognizes him among the men and allows him to stay despite his suspicions. Creighton also hires tenderfoot Richard Blake (Robert Young), a Harvard-educated engineer as a favor to Blake's father. Shaw and Blake are both attracted to Sue and vie for her attention, but their romantic rivalry is cut short when construction of the telegraph line starts on July 4, 1861.
After work commences on the line, one of the men is killed apparently by a mysterious band of cattle-rustling Indians. Unconvinced that Indians are to blame, Shaw rides out to investigate and follows the rustlers' trail to the camp of Jack Slade, a former friend and cohort, whose gang committed the killing disguised as Indians—the gang Shaw left following his last bank robbery. Slade reveals that they are working for the Confederacy to disrupt Western Union because they believe the telegraph service will help the Union. Shaw rides away and returns to the line. Not wanting to turn in his former friends, Shaw tells Creighton that a large band of Dakota Indians stole the cattle, and recommends that they simply replace the herd and not risk a fight with the Indians.
Sometime later, a confrontation takes place between men working on the forward line and a band of drunken Indians. When one of the Indians tries to steal some equipment, a nervous Blake shoots him, ignoring Shaw's order to remain calm. After word arrives that the main camp is under attack by other Indians, the Western Union men rush back to help with the defense. At the main camp, Slade's men, who are again disguised as Indians, steal the Western Union horses. The company discover the ruse when one of the wounded Indians turns out to be a white man. Forced to buy back their stolen horses from Slade, Creighton becomes suspicious of Shaw's involvement, especially when he admits to knowing the gang.
Soon the U.S. Army arrives and announces the Indians have now refused to allow the telegraph lines to go through their territory in response to Blake's shooting of the drunken Indian. Creighton, Shaw, and Blake ride out to convince Chief Spotted Horse to allow them to build the line through Indian territory, even though the man Blake wounded was Spotted Horse's son. Creighton is finally able to persuade the Indians to allow them passage, and work continues until the company approaches Salt Lake City.
Sometime later, Shaw receives word that Jack Slade wants to meet with him. On the way to see Slade, Shaw is captured and bound by Slade's men. Slade says his group is going to burn down the Western Union camp and they don't want Shaw to interfere. After Slade and his men ride off, Shaw escapes from his ropes but arrives back too late to prevent the fire. He helps rescue some of the Western Union men from the flames and burns his hands in the process.
After the fire, Creighton confronts Shaw for an explanation, but Shaw does not reveal what he knows and is fired by Creighton. As Shaw leaves the camp, he tells Blake that Slade is actually Shaw's brother and that he, Shaw, will find Slade's gang and stop them from interfering with the telegraph project. Shaw rides off and finds Slade and his men in a nearby town. At the barber shop, Shaw confronts his brother, whose gun is concealed under the barber's sheet. Slade shoots Shaw through the sheet. Shaw fights back in spite of his wound, killing some of the gang members, and then dies. Blake arrives and continues the fight with Slade who dies from his wounds. Soon after, the Western Union line is completed and the workers celebrate. When Sue laments the absence of Shaw, Creighton tells her that Shaw can hear them.
单一室内场景，排个话剧挺合适的。前一小时比较闷，压迫感很差，此后开始的连环反转迅速将故事推向高潮，成为食物链底层的终极反杀，但结尾还是有点刻意了。
爽脆的打戏，小匕首噗噗戳人如戳瓜，小砍刀刀刀像切菜。马东锡还是发挥稳定的逼斗之王，一拳就让人丧失战斗力，反派在性格上和上一部一样冷酷无情，但是却性感了一大截。简直就是这两年看过最辣的反派。结尾一击让人大呼过瘾
太精美太精妙的一部片了。能在影院看的话将是极致的享受
在2022年7月观看两部《犯罪都市》很难不让我联想起发生打人事件、众多人网上实名举报各种涉黑等问题的唐山；而那句“咋还咬人，又不是丧尸”的台词很难不让我联想到马东锡参演的《釜山行》；……
［7.6］更像是一部舞台剧，场景比较简单，仅仅发生在一个裁缝铺里。重点全部在于反转，每一次反转都惊讶于老头子那张善于狡辩的嘴，最后才发现这一切早已经是按照他计划好的一步步进行。
Leonard直接坦白自己是rat的时候，就猜到这个cutter不简单，收尾简直轻车熟路啊。不过Richie父子的智商实在是有点低。
就是知道大佬要发飙但还是想看看大佬准备怎么反转发飙。
非常惊喜的一部电影
说实话没有第一部好看，马可爱正常发挥，最重要的是让大众发现了孙锡久这个宝藏演员，打戏其实挺一般的，剧情依然非常套路，可能是因为韩影很久没出爽片了吧，要不然票房也不会这么高，不得不说韩影还是瘦死的骆驼比马大，相比打戏本人最吃韩式喜剧风
比1好看，1情节简单了一点。续集情节丰满些，反派更加残暴，打斗直接凶残，有看见恶魔里延边帮的风采！
在一间小房子里，24小时的“碟中谍”～每个人的出场都有其使命。“人狠话不多”且“不要小看任何一个人”～老爷子最后的剪刀砍真的是惊呆了我的下巴～非常棒的电影！
一如既往地干！往死里干！马东锡10年终于混出来了！看到的是重拳出击，估计也得上百磅吧？忽然想起之前说泰森和成龙打，谁会赢？泰森的拳头好像有几百磅吧，一头牛都能干死，别说人了。在绝对力量面前什么套路都是白搭！马东锡加油啊
东锡武神下临凡，身壮双拳似磨盘。远赴异国铲狂魔，一声西八镇安南
冷知识：在英国剪裁/裁缝是门大隐隐于市的职业，别惹他们
依然是以暴制暴的爽片，依然是第一部的故事模式-马叔对决狂气杀人魔，依然是“涉外”题材，故事背景转换到越南胡志明市，韩国黑帮绑架杀人，再偷渡回韩国继续恩怨情仇。当然中国也不能避免被黑，贡献了两个同伙、一个线人和一群白给的三合会。江海尚的纹身是“不惧戴天”吗？神乐的怨刀？（误）
依然是以暴制暴的爽片，依然是第一部的故事模式-马叔对决狂气杀人魔，依然是“涉外”题材，故事背景转换到越南胡志明市，韩国黑帮绑架杀人，再偷渡回韩国继续恩怨情仇。当然中国也不能避免被黑，贡献了两个同伙、一个线人和一群白给的三合会。江海尚的纹身是“不惧戴天”吗？神乐的怨刀？（误）
比《犯罪都市1》更纯粹的动作片。孙锡久的反派太带感了，凶狠、残暴，至死不休，他天真而狰狞的形象给人极强的压迫感与窒息感。马东锡的爆裂刑警又给人提供了安全感和呆萌感。两者之间形成了巨大的张力。和第一部一样，动作场面凸显出了一种写实的粗粝与生猛，同时在尺度上也有很好的把握。升级之处在于，这部续作难度更大，密闭空间的打斗做出了突破。跟《犯罪都市1》联动的梗非常有效，笑果拉满。
还行吧，有点像舞台剧，在狭小空间里通过表演来带动故事的推进反转，逻辑上没那么严谨，惊喜还称不上
借托裁缝店独一的地点承载了五幕情节的安排，通过裁缝师的角度营建出揣测不停的强戏剧氛围。过程中导演多采用中、近景镜头来交代人物间的对话内容，并多多少少利用了环境（如两道拉门间隔出的三个空间）来强化人物间的互动。总体而言，体量不大，但完成度颇高。可惜在某些情节点上为了向观众交待线索而显得刻意为之，引致逻辑发生免疫反应般的抵抗。例如：在一个多事不安的夜晚，身为黑帮老大，自己儿子生死未卜，谁还关心其他对自己而言就是“茄哩啡”的人的遭遇，让时间/节奏停在那听他吐诉——关“我”屁事啊。还有，明明黑帮无一人真正信任裁缝师，却从头至尾无一人怀疑他半分，就因为他长得和蔼可亲么。
三星半。还是马东锡一贯的套路，只不过厕所战神变成公交战神，反派不如上一部有魅力。
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