Rating 4.75/5.00
where 5 is a criminally ignored classic film noir
Getting drunk on Saturday evenings and beating my leg against something hard and stoic (a commode this time) is becoming a favorite hobby of mine. The pain which comes after that - swollen legs, pain spray heat and my aching old bones makes for a heady combination. I think my mind secretly enjoys this stuff - we all have a psychopathic subconscious but mine is becoming bolder by the day!
So when I watched this film on Sunday - I was in pain and coincidences don't come easy because this film is about people in pain. Now, don't let that deter you from watching this because that's just my "in pain" mind looking at it - there is a lot of other stuff to discover here.
This is fantastic film noir and I'm a fan of the genre - the crooked cop, the psycho villain, the noble prostitute, the drunk father, the iguanas, the crocs and the fishes :-)
And just an unnecessary note - I don't think this is Herzog's tribute to the film noir tradition. No one can give a tribute to Film Noir - the genre is so inspiring and rich that I'm sure every talented director harbours an ambition to make a Noir someday.
A special mention of the background score - its ominous, it is very unlike what you would expect to hear and it plays a very important part in making the film what it is.
Imdb link here
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