"If there's one thing in this world I hate, it's a double-crossing dame"
Burt Lancaster's debut film is considered one of the best noir films, was nominated for four Academy Awards, and has 100% at Rotten Tomatoes. At the time, the film was so popular that cinemas worked 0-24 to meet demand. It is based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway, who was extremely pleased with the film after the private screening. A classic story of robbery, murder and double-crossing, told in an unusual way. It starts with the murder of the main character, and then, through a series of flashbacks, it nonlinearly unravels the story. Ava Gardner did not leave a special impression on me in the role of femme fatale, and Edmond O'Brien in the role of the investigator is a pale copy of Bogart. Although I can't say that their performances are bad, none of the entire cast left a memorable impression on me, and the story itself is a noir cliché, so I can't go over
7/10
Burt Lancaster's debut film is considered one of the best noir films, was nominated for four Academy Awards, and has 100% at Rotten Tomatoes. At the time, the film was so popular that cinemas worked 0-24 to meet demand. It is based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway, who was extremely pleased with the film after the private screening. A classic story of robbery, murder and double-crossing, told in an unusual way. It starts with the murder of the main character, and then, through a series of flashbacks, it nonlinearly unravels the story. Ava Gardner did not leave a special impression on me in the role of femme fatale, and Edmond O'Brien in the role of the investigator is a pale copy of Bogart. Although I can't say that their performances are bad, none of the entire cast left a memorable impression on me, and the story itself is a noir cliché, so I can't go over
7/10