Review of Double Indemnity (1973) by Steven C — 29 May 2011
I'm not sure why I forgot that Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler wrote the screenplay for "Double Indemnity" together, but I should have know. This film is a dazzler, teeming with both Wilder and Chandler's numerous sensibilities.
It's been years since I have seen it and it's just as gripping and involving as ever. "Double Indemnity" was the film that started (or solidified) the film noir genre and the film seeps with tension, cynicism and danger.
The acting, from MacMurray, Stanwyck and Robinson is spot on and Wilder's direction is extremely precise.
This review of Double Indemnity (1973) was written by Steven C on 29 May 2011.
Double Indemnity has generally received positive reviews.
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