A strongly made, well-knit, and absorbing drama.

The film’s uncompromising look at boardroom bloodletting remains relevant.

Although it claims credible paternal rights for decades of boardroom melodrama and still carries a flame with strong performances, 1956's "Patterns" is but a controlled burn that struggles to transcend its proscenium roots on a larger screen and canvas.

Patterns succeeds most as a showcase for its actors.