Review of Double Indemnity (1973) by Frank F — 20 May 2013

If I were to describe 'Double Indemnity' it would be how the over-romanticization of love can pervert one's sense of morality. It's the blind purpose of alienating other people just for the sake of sacrificing for one person. Manipulation, lust, ignorance. 'Double Indemnity' is all these things that play a part in blindly "falling in love" with someone, without knowing that person is acting purely on lustful desires. Once the movie begins and we are introduced to our main character, we are already aware things have taken a bad turn, but we just don't know how bad. All we know is that things are not looking good as our character is about to begin his confession.

We cannot help, but feel pity for Neff, but I think we can all agree that this was a lot of stupidity on his part for not using his brain to investigate things further before he went in too deep. This is an engrossing story and as the story unfolds, many layers of the mystery begin to peel off, unveiling one shocking revelation after the next. With each twist and turn, we can feel our insides twisting more and more as the big picture starts to show revealing the disturbing truth.

This has everything I love about the film noir genre. From the witty dialogue delivered to its dark tone, its just all in all, a well thought out plot that is bound to cast a spell on its viewer and hold her or his attention until the end. It did for me, and I'll never forget the impact of its story.