Review of Double Indemnity (1973) by Liam B — 31 Jan 2013

Certainly a great femme fatale plot, that sees a conniving and seductive woman, played equally convincingly and seductively by Barbara Stanwyck in one of her deadliest roles, who persuades an insurance salesman to fall in love with her and kill her husband.

Thanks to a great screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler full of snappy dialogue and imposing sexual undertones, and the iconic performances by the cast, this film is a standard setting noir and one of the most memorable examples of the genre, carrying an influence which still resonates to this day.