Great film
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pt100 — 11 years ago(September 09, 2014 01:40 AM)
Actually, this is not at all a good example of pure film noir. Sort of the opposite, if you think about it. In classic film noir a basically good guy is brought down by a femme fatale. (Think "Double Indemnity," "Out of the Past," "The Postman Always Rings Twice," "Detour," etc.) Whereas here a basically bad guy is redeemed (somewhat) by a good woman.
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onepotato2 — 16 years ago(August 05, 2009 11:38 PM)
Just saw this the other day and it is one of the best, if not the best of its kind.
To make a cold-blooded killer symphatic is a heavy feat, but it was pulled off.
The real vilian (the real gun for hire) was an American chemical company that will sell poision gas to the Japanese during wartime for a profit.
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It was "pulled off" in the cheapest, most cliched way possible, by adding a ridiculous, unlikely patriotic sub-plot to the novel. The film-makers wanted to explore an anti-social killer as their protag, but knew they couldn't have gotten away with it without that weak revision. This is weak, weak writing.
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MysteryTrain223 — 14 years ago(April 13, 2011 10:17 AM)
I don't think the film ever makes the argument that Ladd's character becomes patriotic. Veronica Lake is the patriot. She is the one who is working as a government agent. She is the one with the patriotic rhetoric. Ladd's motivations at the end aren't based on patriotism as much as a loyalty he has developed for Lake due to the fact that she is the one person in his life to have treated him squarely. The ending is perfectly in keeping with the nature of the characters.
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LouisRenault — 14 years ago(July 07, 2011 11:16 AM)
Sorry, can't agree it's a great film, although there are some fine performances. There is virtually no tension and little enough excitement generally.
Well worth seeing for me, but I love the genre. However, I doubt it would make any converts among those used to more modern pictures. -
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Bree_33 — 10 years ago(February 16, 2016 02:54 PM)
This is an excellent film that captures the amorality of the hitman. Alan Ladd is marvelous in the film.
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