This is a solid, well balanced suspense thriller. The plot is intricate and nicely weaved, the acting is excellent, dialogue is tight. Since it's based on a film of the noir era (which I haven't seen yet) it adopts a lot of those traits but appropriates them for an era that's a little freer with sexual expression. Like Body Heat, and a few others of the '80s, it's always interesting to see that genre developed.
The characters are nicely fleshed out; all have tangible motivations and all evoke a degree of sympathy form the viewer, which is hard to do.
Some of it hits you as a little over the top, especially a few of the locations and the dated score, and it won't change your life, but overall it's a well executed film.
The characters are nicely fleshed out; all have tangible motivations and all evoke a degree of sympathy form the viewer, which is hard to do.
Some of it hits you as a little over the top, especially a few of the locations and the dated score, and it won't change your life, but overall it's a well executed film.