There are three really good scenes in this movie, but the film simply does not hold together. And, the "chemistry" between Lancaster and Fontaine is all wrong -- as if they are making too different movies. Lancaster goes for earthiness, and he's very sincere, but it always looks like he's acting; he just does not melt into his character. There are some striking camera angles with Joan Fontaine and she's much more at home here than Burt. At the end of the day, this is a curio which leaves the viewer longing for what it could have been. Watch Odd Man Out instead.
Review of Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
