A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.
Touch of Evil has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of Touch of Evil (1958)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 29 Jul 2001
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Touch of Evil was released in 1958 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 635 reviews, giving Touch of Evil (1958) an average rating of 86%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 92%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 88%.
With a score of 86%, Touch of Evil is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1958, which stands at 60%.
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