Surprisingly good script, with solid tight direction. Performances settle undaringly into the conventions of the genre, and for those who want to see the familiar unwind before them once again, this film will more than satisfy. Die hard noir buffs who insist on being astonished every time out by every twist and double cross will find this is no Maltese Falcon by far. And likewise those who dislike noir will find this gruesome and disgusting (both physically and morally).
Review of La Cucaracha
