more of an introduction to certain noir films and stars than an introduction to the genre. it covers a couple genre conventions very briefly, but focuses more on highlighting some of the better films in the genre. films like the maltese falcon, d.o.a., kiss them deadly and to have and to have not are covered. there isn't any great insight offered by the narration or any of the people interviewed. a good place to go to get film noir recommendation, but read "notes on film noir" if you're looking for a good breakdown on the genre. my favorite noir films are: kubrick's the killing, lewis' gun crazy and wilder's double indemnity. none of these are covered in any depth, though a couple clips are shown from double indemnity. C+.
2 Reviews
Worth Renting For a Couple of Bucks
echurch9 October 2002
This overview of film noir is somewhat comical, it's so poorly done.Whoever put together this dvd was apparently a novice in dvd technology. You can see
though that this was a labor of love, and in that regard, it's worth watching. I would advise skipping the main feature and going straight to the special
features. I thought the commentary section with Jeffrey Myers was quite good.
though that this was a labor of love, and in that regard, it's worth watching. I would advise skipping the main feature and going straight to the special
features. I thought the commentary section with Jeffrey Myers was quite good.
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