Review of Double Indemnity (1973) by Stefanie C — 31 Jul 2011
One of the finest and most iconic movies of the film noir-genre.
A blonde Barbara Stanwyck as the cold femme fatale, insurance seller Fred MacMurray falling for her, and the insurance agency's "detective" Edward G. Robinson, with an strong instinct when something "just isn't right".
Film noirs don't get much better than this!
Many of the scenes will be stucked into your mind. Like for example Barbara's first entrance, blonde and lovely, like an angel of death at the top of the stairs, with a thin chain on her ankle.
And when she's sitting in the armchair with crossed legs, in the most seductive way "listening" to Fred's selling talk. A scene that most probably inspired Paul Verhoeven in Basic Instinct (you know...Sharon Stone's crossing/uncrossing legs..).
The intrigue is one of the most used when it comes to film noirs; some guy falls in love with rich man's wife. The wife and the guy decide to get rid of the husband, in order to keep the money. They got some kick-ass plan of course. But one little thing goes wrong...
And they didn't count with the insurance "detective" with a brain capacity like Hercule Poirot!
This is one of the classics you mustn't miss!
This review of Double Indemnity (1973) was written by Stefanie C on 31 Jul 2011.
Double Indemnity has generally received positive reviews.
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