This Gun for Hire Comments

Rusty 2022-10-07 23:27:04

【YVR-que】35mm. Four and a half stars. Tracing back to the source, this film is the foundation work of the lone killer/cold killer movie, and a masterpiece (the care of animals, the recognized signs, and the emphasis on the eyes during performance). Melville and Alain Delon learned a lot from it. What's more commendable is that this film is different from the emotional rendering of future works (such as Leon's killer image), and the overall tone is very concise. And Ladd-Lake's screen couple...

Salma 2022-10-07 17:01:16

The structure is loose, the sense of urgency is lacking, and the heroine's lazy performance is too pure. These are not compatible with Noir; the final pursuit and escape are good, the love triangle between the killer police is slightly rebellious but charming, just inserted suddenly The national pattern is too...

Viviane 2022-10-07 15:54:22

Adapted from A Gun for Hire by Graham Greene. Most of the first half of the rhythm can not keep up with the development of the characters. And the collapse of the human set caused the sudden insertion of the Japanese-US battle background. This story should have been particularly exciting. The male protagonist played by Alan Ladd Become an Angelic Killer. Cats. Windbreaker. Treasure. Bad childhood and other traits are simply perfect configurations. And the magician played by Lake should play his...

Consuelo 2022-10-07 15:00:01

A classic of film noir, it has shaped the character type of "Angel Killer", telling a wonderful story of a killer's revenge, redemption, and salvation of the...