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I wonder if cinema could get any more dustier than this. I guess a film like this is why they called it "the talkies" back in the days. They shouldn't even have bothered to film it, since every little bit of information is uttered in the most stuck up British dialect you can imagine. A dreadful watch, unworthy of its status.
The British noirs aren't that different from the US ones. They are heavily focused on dialogue and whatever action there is looks crummy and forced. The performances were slightly better than usual, but when the film itself isn't all that interesting, it doesn't make much of a difference. The story is incredibly slow to start and the conversations are dull. The characters aren't that interesting either and the setup is basic. It's just one long wait until the finale, which ramps things up a little, but not enough to wake me from my half-slumber. At least most of these noirs are short, which is often their only redeeming quality.Read all