Review of The Big Heat (1953) by Chris T — 01 Sep 2006
In most film Noir, a relativley innocent man is drawn into a darker world through a combination of murder and femme fatales. Some time he comes out on top, most often he doesn't.This is done now where better, as it's done in The Big Heat.
Dave Bannion is an honest detective in a corrupt city. He starts the film off with a lovely wife and a happy daughter. Their relationship is so sweet it could give you a tooth ache. When a difficult case leads to the death of Banion's wife, he becomes the rough, tuff, vengful Noir archatype. I particularily enjoyed Glen Ford's transformation.
This review of The Big Heat (1953) was written by Chris T on 01 Sep 2006.
The Big Heat has generally received very positive reviews.
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