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Review of by Stephen Holden for The New York Times — 07 Jan 2005

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The film, adapted from a novel by James Hadley Chase, aspires to out-noir every other film noir that has been lumped under that popular term, including "The Big Sleep" (which it resembles), in plot trickery and steaminess.

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This review of Palmetto (1998) was written by and published by The New York Times on 07 Jan 2005.

Palmetto has generally received mixed reviews.

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