Review of Kiss Me Deadly (1955) by Eduardo T — 06 May 2012
Not only is this film cool but good as well. I watched this because it was supposed to be influenced by Alfred Hitchcock. There's some similarities like a McGuffin. That McGuffin being the "Whatsit".
That was a great concept right their. As soon as they introduced the "Whatsit" I knew right away that this film now has a sub-genera of science fiction. It was a great shock because the whole time I thought this film was supposed to be true to life.
The ending was intense and a shock once the "Whatsit" gets opened. There are two endings to this film but I don't want to tell you what they are because I don't like spoilers. The acting itself could have been better.
The writing was great, it had excellent character development. There's much talk online that Mike Hammer is a repressed homosexual. Whether this is true or not I have no idea. If you want proof that he isn't just look at the poster.
The directing was also really good couldn't have done it better myself. Good choice on the camera angles. Great cinematography too, it looked really nice. The producing was my favorite part. I prefer the production value of the classics over the newer films.
An advance in technology can be a bad thing as well I guess. In conclusion, this is a great blend of film noir and science fiction. You don't see much films like that don't you. If you like classic film noir then this should be one of your favorites.
This review of Kiss Me Deadly (1955) was written by Eduardo T on 06 May 2012.
Kiss Me Deadly has generally received very positive reviews.
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