This film boasts excellent photography and beautiful cars, but that is about its sole virtue.
An ageing Goddard is the first serious disappointment. She looks too long in the teeth to be Sylvester's wife. And, after his absence of four years through amnesia, she seems rather unfazed by his return. The director clearly missed an opportunity to extract the level of acting that Goddard had shown earlier in her career, even if she never rated a great actress.
The rest of the unholy four come across just as limp and miscast.
The chief of police actually comes across as the most believable of all participants in this feeble film noir.
An ageing Goddard is the first serious disappointment. She looks too long in the teeth to be Sylvester's wife. And, after his absence of four years through amnesia, she seems rather unfazed by his return. The director clearly missed an opportunity to extract the level of acting that Goddard had shown earlier in her career, even if she never rated a great actress.
The rest of the unholy four come across just as limp and miscast.
The chief of police actually comes across as the most believable of all participants in this feeble film noir.