Clearly the best part of the film: joe's character. he's a bad ass. he plays the piano. he punches people. he lives with his mom. he has awesome and very quotable lines, not only this one. he's almost like an anti hero, the guy who can't really connect with anyone in the precinct but at the same time the guy that smarts out the others. just by following him we have fun.
the plot is a bit intricate in terms of murder mystery. it doesn't disappoint but you need to follow it through well. there aren't huge dramatic arcs here, it's mostly an investigation on its own about a guy that everyone belies kill himself but joe doesn't. and he has clues, walks around, provoques people, get beaten up and goes to his mom for advice.
Some people might think raft is not the best actor. But at the same time i almost feel this has a spoof side into it: it's a pure noir film true: but joe seems to be having fun more than having many personal dramas or fell out of control. We always feel "safe" with him, we want him to give us more great dialogue lines with his. and raft personifies this perfectly. i did enjoy his acting because it seemed he had fun while doing this.
now besides him i don't think the movie gives space for huge dialoges from other actors. there are a few though. this is also not awesomly original or has very complex characters. it's a movie that follows a simple formula. but follows it well and it has a funny vibe into it. there's a great scene with joe's mom and another old lady...and i'll stick by it.
you know? i was thinking about giving this a seven because it's not that original and the movie goes with john asking things to people - pretty much it. the plot t's also too complex for its own good so it doesn't make the final reveal that amazing to uncover.
but his character is pretty cool and it made me had an idea for a film noir spoof where the detective seems to know all the rules of the genre and subverts them somehow with his humor - because i feel this has a piece of that. it's not exactly meta but it has some meta elements into it in my opinion - even if not on purpose. so, heck with it. i'm going give to this an 8, the same grade i gave to a bunch of classic film noirs. but this is a fun ride that doesn't take itself seriously and has a very cool character named joe warne. i would recommend it, while saying "well maybe it's not an universal taste" but it deserves a better average grade.
the plot is a bit intricate in terms of murder mystery. it doesn't disappoint but you need to follow it through well. there aren't huge dramatic arcs here, it's mostly an investigation on its own about a guy that everyone belies kill himself but joe doesn't. and he has clues, walks around, provoques people, get beaten up and goes to his mom for advice.
Some people might think raft is not the best actor. But at the same time i almost feel this has a spoof side into it: it's a pure noir film true: but joe seems to be having fun more than having many personal dramas or fell out of control. We always feel "safe" with him, we want him to give us more great dialogue lines with his. and raft personifies this perfectly. i did enjoy his acting because it seemed he had fun while doing this.
now besides him i don't think the movie gives space for huge dialoges from other actors. there are a few though. this is also not awesomly original or has very complex characters. it's a movie that follows a simple formula. but follows it well and it has a funny vibe into it. there's a great scene with joe's mom and another old lady...and i'll stick by it.
you know? i was thinking about giving this a seven because it's not that original and the movie goes with john asking things to people - pretty much it. the plot t's also too complex for its own good so it doesn't make the final reveal that amazing to uncover.
but his character is pretty cool and it made me had an idea for a film noir spoof where the detective seems to know all the rules of the genre and subverts them somehow with his humor - because i feel this has a piece of that. it's not exactly meta but it has some meta elements into it in my opinion - even if not on purpose. so, heck with it. i'm going give to this an 8, the same grade i gave to a bunch of classic film noirs. but this is a fun ride that doesn't take itself seriously and has a very cool character named joe warne. i would recommend it, while saying "well maybe it's not an universal taste" but it deserves a better average grade.