Review of Passion (2013) by Chuck N — 06 Jul 2013
It was fun to see DePalma return to the "neon-noir" genre, so successfully ripped off in NIcholas Winding Refn's Drive. A pulsing synth-soundtrack would have driven this retro confection over the edge, but DePalma went for [of course] a Hitchcockian classical score.
A tad predictable at times, but with a head scratching and provocative ending that rivaled the endings of what I will now refer to as DePalma's "neo-noir trilogy." [Body Double/Femme Fatale/Passion].
I laughed when I read an online reviewer understandably describe Passion with a Wall Street term, "dead cat bounce" [look it up], so a real DePalma fan like myself was happy to see a master using strokes from his most productive creative palette.
Not quite a full on comeback - but close!
This review of Passion (2013) was written by Chuck N on 06 Jul 2013.
Passion has generally received mixed reviews.
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