Review of Le Doulos (1962) by Mike P — 06 May 2009
Le Doulos is fucking amazing. It may be my favorite Noir yet. Its a 1962 French film but wears its allegiance to American Film Noir proudly on its sleeve. The b&w photography is gorgeous. Its new wave Euro flair gives this one an edge in comparison to most of the American Film Noir's that I have seen.
Le Doulos is full of some of France's more unique looking actors. Serge Reggiani is almost the spitting image of Rowan Atkinson. It was hard to not think it everytime I saw him.
The violence is almost shocking at times. Theres a great scene were a car is driven off a rocky cliff...in one take we see it plummet over the ledge, smash against the rocks below and as it impacts a body flies out of it 35 feet into the air. Unbelievable. I was cheering loudly in the theatre I saw it in.
Great dialogue, action, twists and turns and double crosses.
This review of Le Doulos (1962) was written by Mike P on 06 May 2009.
Le Doulos has generally received very positive reviews.
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