In the mind game between the director and the audience, the director, this time, has the upper hand. I haven t been surprised by a movie in a while. I m still not sure whether or not I like Jack, or even whether or not I respect him. I do respect the director. He lets the audience think they have a clue, and then, with very little notice, informs them that things are, in fact, different from what they were expecting.
Someone remembers what noir is supposed to feel like.