After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:13
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.8/10
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Reviews for After Dark, My Sweet
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After the compromised result of the noirish At Close Range, Foley shows imporovement in giving Jim Thompson's 1955 tale the right tone and visuals, though he should have cast the femme fatale with a better actress than Rachel Ward. Full Review |
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Tour-de-force performances all-round
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A brisk, entertaining contemporary melodrama. Full Review |
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The film is a hot-wired crime thriller that captures [Jim] Thompson's flair for hard action, malicious wit and fevered eroticism. Full Review |
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If you actually force yourself to sit all the way through After Dark, My Sweet, it'll almost certainly leave you feeling punch-drunk. Full Review |
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This is the real thing from start to finish. Full Review |
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If anything, though, Foley makes Thompson's killing universe too inviting, too sunny and comfortable. He's missed the essence of Thompson, but all in all, there are worse ways of failing. Full Review |
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Foley has brought the novel subtly up to date, and does a good job of maintaining Thompson's artful ambiguity. Full Review |
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