I love this film. The noir imagery combined with Spillane's no nonsense character Mike Hammer works marvellously to create a mood and feel seldom found in low budget detective films of the early fifties. It may not be 'The Maltese Falcon' but this film makes it's own solid contribution to the genre. Spillane is often criticised for alleged misogyny etc, but his 'dames' are way above their male counterparts in terms of cunning and intelligence. Poor old Mike Hammer, as effectively played by Biff Elliott, is blinded by the beauty of the mysterious psychiatrist whom he meets when investigating the death of an army buddy. When the penny finally drops his face is a picture. Good to see that 50s censorship did not force the film makers to omit the famous last line. A bona fide low budget classic.
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Jag älskar den här filmen. Noir-bilderna i kombination med Spillanes no nonsens-karaktär Mike Hammer fungerar fantastiskt för att skapa ett humör och känns sällan återfinna i lågbudgetdeckare från början av femtiotalet. Det kanske inte är "The Maltese Falcon" men den här filmen gör det till ett eget gediget bidrag till genren. Spillane kritiseras ofta för påstådd kvinnohat etc, men hans 'damer' ligger långt över sina manliga motsvarigheter vad gäller list och intelligens. Stackars gamle Mike Hammer, som effektivt spelas av Biff Elliott, blir förblindad av skönheten hos den mystiske psykiater som han träffar när han undersöker en armékompiss död. När pennyn till slut tappar ansiktet är det en bild. Bra att se att 50-talscensuren inte tvingade filmskaparna att utelämna den berömda sista raden. En riktig lågbudgetklassiker. Vad är det för uppfattning i den här recensionen? ALTERNATIV: - negativ - positiv
I love this movie. The Noir images combined with Spillane's no nonsense character Mike Hammer works fantastically to create a mood and rarely feels found in low budget detectives from the early fifties. It may not be "The Maltese Falcon" but this film makes it its own solid contribution to the genre. Spillane is often criticized for alleged misogyny etc, but his 'women' are far above his male counterparts in terms of cunning and intelligence. Poor old Mike Hammer, effectively played by Biff Elliott, is blinded by the beauty of the mysterious psychiatrist whom he meets when examining the death of an army buddy. When the penny finally loses face, it's a picture. It's good to see that the 50's scene didn't force the filmmakers to leave out the famous last line. A real low-budget classic. What is the opinion in this review? ALTERNATIVE: - negative - positive
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