Post by pimpinainteasy on Jan 17, 2018 2:40:44 GMT
great noir crime thriller with supernatural (?) sci-fi elements. a femme fatale who cannot wait for her man to come out of jail and retrieve the $0.4 million that he has stashed somewhere, gets to know about an antidote that could bring him back from the dead, if he was put to death in the gas chamber.
the tall jean gillie has great screen presence and acted reasonably well. she tears through one man after the other without even delivering a kiss.
majorie woodworth who played the doctor's nurse was also easy on the eyes. jim vincent plays the street smart detective with ease.
except for a few instances, the film is not that big on noir cinematography. some of the scenes have a play like quality about them like when jean gillie's explains the motivations for her actions to the idealistic doctor. the ending was superb - the note left by the person who buries the money is very cynical - "to you who double crossed me, i leave this dollar for your troubles. the rest of the dough, i leave to the worms."
some of these low budget noir flicks like DECOY and DETOUR would put a lot of so called classics to shame.
the film deserves a remake for sure.
(8/10)
the tall jean gillie has great screen presence and acted reasonably well. she tears through one man after the other without even delivering a kiss.
majorie woodworth who played the doctor's nurse was also easy on the eyes. jim vincent plays the street smart detective with ease.
except for a few instances, the film is not that big on noir cinematography. some of the scenes have a play like quality about them like when jean gillie's explains the motivations for her actions to the idealistic doctor. the ending was superb - the note left by the person who buries the money is very cynical - "to you who double crossed me, i leave this dollar for your troubles. the rest of the dough, i leave to the worms."
some of these low budget noir flicks like DECOY and DETOUR would put a lot of so called classics to shame.
the film deserves a remake for sure.
(8/10)
