Review of Gumshoe (1971) by Stuart S — 25 Aug 2007
Blurs the line between spoof and drama. It has some funny moments and great noir style dialogue. Finney is excellent as the bored bingo caller turned private detective. There are politically incorrect moments which are true to the source.
However, they come across here as crass and dated whereas in the noir novels I have read they have always come across as social commentary and gritty realism.
This review of Gumshoe (1971) was written by Stuart S on 25 Aug 2007.
Gumshoe has generally received positive reviews.
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