A classic use of popcorn to disarm a foe in hot pursuit...
Well another film that had just been collecting dust at this point. I'm a sucker for good film noir, so quite some time ago Kiss Me Deadly, was a no-brainer purchase durng a Barnes&Noble 50% off Criterion sales. For purposes of this challenge Im satisfying the actor's first movie category. Kiss Me Deadly was the movie debut for Cloris Leachman.
Kiss Me Deadly isn't the best film noir I've watched but it is a great one!Entertaining and intriguing... classic 50's film noir, complete with plenty of cheese. I found the story entertaining, one that unfolded nicely, at a nice pace throughout the film.
I think if you are film noir fan you won't go wrong for Kiss Me Deadly, or even if you collect Criterions I think its a nice one to have. However, if you want to jump into film noir I think you can definitely pick some other film noir staples to start with, at some point you should find your way to Kiss Me Deadly. If you do pickup the Criterion release of Kiss Me Deadly, which in my opinion you should, Alex Cox's video is a must watch supplement to the film.
Perhaps I've sounded more negative than I intend... The film was good, pretty damn good actually. Like I said nice progression, keeps you interested, and has a nice mystery as the story that will keep movie watchers interested. Ralph Meeker is great as the "hero" of the film. Kiss Me Deadly is a film that only keeps getting better as the story progresses.. with one hell of an ending.
Rating: 7/10
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