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Torgo

I like cats. Always up to something!
10 years 4 months ago
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SlappyVega

I watch this one for Hume Cronyn. He shines in this. Only wish he had more screen time.
9 years ago
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Henry K Hurtin

Good movie...even though I knew it's a "noir", I couldn't really figure out where exactly it was headed up until the end.
13 years 3 months ago
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DerekFME

Fantastically tense and dripping in moments of desire and expectation. Brilliant. Also the lawyer guy in it is one of the best performances in the film.
12 years 11 months ago
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Siskoid

On the surface of it, The Postman Always Rings Twice is quite similar to Double Indemnity - a film noir in which a man and a woman plot to kill the latter's husband. In this case, however, the romance (between Ginger Rogers and John Garfield) is less arch and more believable, supported by a longer set-up. More interestingly, these two people, Cora and Frank, are ill-equipped to commit murder, both in ability and morality, and much of the intrigue stems from how difficult they find it. Great performances from all involved too... So what the heck happened in the third act? Answer: Too much. It's like the movie (and/or the book it's based on) doesn't know what to do with itself. It seems to head for one ending, then makes a sharp turn, then another... Even accepting the idea that films of this era HAD to punish the guilty, it could have found a way to get there without all those convolutions. Noir can certainly support a lurid ending, but I wish they'd picked one and gone with it.
5 years 5 months ago
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si_reid

Like a poor mans Double Indemnity
10 years 8 months ago
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estiedelruth

Im not sure why this is regarded as a film noir however it is a clever plot line that keeps you guessing. Not predictable at all. Great performances all round.
10 years 10 months ago
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