A Film Noir for the new generation

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2002)

This is a great little film. If you are a fan of Film Noir it is a must see. This is not the film to watch when you in the mood for mindless entertainment or want to put something on in the background while you surf the Web. The structure is unique and you need to pay attention in order to pick up on the many twists.
This draws from so much other material: "Last Year at Marienbad," "Rashomon," "Out of the Past" and "Lady in the Lake", yet is unlike ANY of them. It clearly brings the dark themes so common in Film Noir into the 21st century to get more explicit in this regard would lead to spoilers. It's great to see a film this unique (and one that works so well) in this age of the Entertainment-Corporate-Complex that recycles old TV series and comic books into endless sequels.