The Blue Dahlia

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Joel H Nov 20 The Blue Dahlia is a mediocre film noir. Alan Ladd is a fine enough leading man, and I’m always happy to see Veronica Lake on the screen, but it felt like the rest of the cast was rehearsing for a melodramatic stage play instead of a movie. Also, the plot felt forced and the twists were more befuddling than surprising. There was also almost no score whatsoever, which made the experience feel stark and empty. I read that Raymond Chandler is a renowned detective fiction writer, but I’m afraid that I’m going to need to see additional evidence of this aside from The Blue Dahlia to corroborate those claims. See more Jay B 12/13/2023 Spectacular cast and story! See more 01/28/2021 Shooting on The Blue Dahlia began without a completed screenplay. There is a lack of command over the material by the director, perhaps because script pages were being seen just days before shooting. In fact, scriptwriter Raymond Chandler was forced to re-write the ending and suffered writer's block, and dissatisfaction with the process. All of these problems - and others - show on the screen. But, there are definitely some moments But, overall, I'm not a fan. See more 07/22/2020 Good! Stylish and Classy! First rate acting to! Great Chandler dialog! See more steve d 07/22/2020 Ladd and Lake are always great together even if the story is nothing special. See more 01/17/2018 Typically stylish film noir with a hard-boiled Chandler script, but absent that amoral/non-judgmental quality that marks out the best of the genre. No anti-heroes here. Sad to find out that this was Veronica Lake's last major picture as she is great in it. Interesting also to see a sympathetic treatment of (what we now call) PTSD and brain injury. See more Read all reviews

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