It's fun to stretch the old brain muscle once in a while and get thrown a curvy film like this one. It doesn't just march along in a linear fashion, it stops and starts and twists and makes you question what you think is happening. Kinda like "Eternal Sunshine" in that regard, although it doesn't quite hop around nearly as much as that one.
But don't worry noir fans, it does follow many of the usual conventions. Beautiful woman in dangerous marriage, laconic good guy comes out of the blue and instantly decides to save her, sadistic bad guys, lots of dark and shadowy scenes. There's not a lot of chatter in this film, just enough. I really liked the Peter Lorre character, he's a man of few words but, to paraphrase Spencer Tracy, what there are, are cherse. And what's with that accelerator? Where did THAT idea come from? This film seems to have gone PD so it's available from several sources quite cheaply, often as a two-fer. It's worth your while.
But don't worry noir fans, it does follow many of the usual conventions. Beautiful woman in dangerous marriage, laconic good guy comes out of the blue and instantly decides to save her, sadistic bad guys, lots of dark and shadowy scenes. There's not a lot of chatter in this film, just enough. I really liked the Peter Lorre character, he's a man of few words but, to paraphrase Spencer Tracy, what there are, are cherse. And what's with that accelerator? Where did THAT idea come from? This film seems to have gone PD so it's available from several sources quite cheaply, often as a two-fer. It's worth your while.