[ April 19, 2024 ]
Dazzling film noir masterpiece.
Tonight's Satruday Night Cinema is a return to my favorite genre, film noir. And tonight's gem is pure noir, Kiss Me Deadly. It is arguably one of the best film noir films ever. The cast is excellent — Cloris Leachman makes her film debut, and Ralph Meeker's Mickey Spillane is the best ever brought to film. The noir photography (as much a part of the film as any of the leading players), use of shadows, etc., is haunting.
"Amazingly tense."
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D: Robert Aldrich. Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Cloris Leachman, Wesley Addy, Nick Dennis, Maxine Cooper, Gaby Rodgers, Jack Elam, Strother Martin, Jack Lambert. Meeker is a perfect Mike Hammer in moody, fast, and violent adaptation of Mickey Spillane novel. Years ahead of its time, a major influence on French New Wave directors, and one of Aldrich's best films. Leachman's film debut.
Regarded by many critics as the ultimate film noir, and by many more as the finest movie adaptation of a book by Mickey Spillane, Kiss Me Deadly stars Ralph Meeker as Spillane's anti-social private eye Mike Hammer. While driving down a lonely road late one evening, Hammer picks up a beautiful blonde hitchhiker (Cloris Leachman), dressed in nothing but a raincoat. At first, Hammer assumes that the incoherent girl is an escaped lunatic; his mind is changed for him ……
"Kiss Me Deadly delivers the 'white-hot thrills' and 'blood-red kisses' promised by its publicity, as well as reminding us whence Tarantino stole his best riffs." Mark Kermode, Observer
Glenn Erickson calls the film a "cultural hand grenade, circa 1955."
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2 Comments
12 years ago
Agreed! One of my favorite films–period. Gritty and realistic, no whitewashing any character in this film.
This film is a must see, especially for Pulp Fiction fans or anyone who loves the film noir genre.
Lee
12 years ago
Thanks again Pamela!! We get to see what L.A. REALLY looked liked, once upon a time. I was surprised that answering machines existed in 1955, worked the same way, just took up more room.
