Macao Reviews

a load of atmosphere and malarkey in search of a coherent storyline

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

...a slow-paced, thoroughly dull piece of work...

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

One of Robert Mitchum's weaker movies

Full Review | Original Score: B-

All the other ingredients, including Miss Russell's famed physique, are pretty much the same as have been tumbled into previous cheesecakes with Jane and Bob.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Sternberg's personality survives; what's missing is the soul that might have turned the artifice and self-parody into poetry.

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What is so enjoyable, apart from Harry Wild's shimmering camerawork, is the tongue-in-cheek tone of the script and performances, best evidenced in the sparkling banter and innuendo between Mitchum and Russell.

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If you are looking for an underrated film noir gem--that somehow got swept under the rug--this is it!

Full Review | Original Score: B+

Stylish noir from Sternberg.

| Original Score: 4/5

An exciting film noir entry, steaming up the screen with sultry, sexy Russell and a somnambulistic Mitchum who manage to clinch often, despite their sneering disregard for each other.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

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