I was expecting Dix to start talking about our precious bodily fluids at any moment. Like other noirs, it inspired far better movies, and this one gets a bit too preachy regarding the "greater good" of the police and what not.
Ok flick, not Huston's best.
This review of The Asphalt Jungle (1950) was written by Tsubaki S on 21 Dec 2011.
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