The composition is delicate but not extreme; the narrative structure is loose; the pace is slow; the characterization is mixed. Overall, the film is more innovative than the noir of the 1940s, but it falls short. In particular, the character settings are not concise enough, such as private detectives and Monroe are optional - then you should pick up Occam's razor and cut it mercilessly - when describing the approaching bankruptcy of lawyers, it can be completely ignored. Because the key to the film is stealing and running, the lawyer and Monroe part is a waste of film.
Comparatively speaking, the gangsters are more successful, Gus, Dix and Louie (it can be seen that the director put a lot of effort into Louie's words), but Dix's image is too naive; that kind of instinctive Rude performance is still under fire. Another point is the routine of photography and editing, which greatly reduces the quality of the film. MS and CU, just these two changes - isn't the vision at the beginning matched with the composition very well?
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