Review of Double Indemnity (1973) by Bill B — 18 Jan 2017
Finally happy to check this key noir off the to-do list, though I might've actually rated it a half point higher had MacMurray not called Stanwyck 'baby' every other word. I know it's a werid thing to fixate on, but since he's our main voice of the film it was damned distracting and I kept hoping he'd lay off but it never happened.
An insurance man falls into a scam with a femme fatale to bump off her husband, with the entire film shown as a flashback to the action as MacMurray narrates, it is definitely the mold from which most films of this genre spring, and was well worth tracking down.
Hell, it must be noted that I even ended up re-watching this one within a few short months, and catching a theatrical presentation put on by TCM: it's THAT good.
Recommended.
This review of Double Indemnity (1973) was written by Bill B on 18 January 2017.
Double Indemnity has generally received positive reviews.
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