Review of The Killers (1946) by Reece L — 17 Oct 2015
The Killers is a rock-solid noir that strictly adheres to genre conventions, complete with morally grey central hero, seductive and destructive femme-fatale, and villainous gangsters out to do harm. Siodmak's direction looks good and works effectively, the performances are great, and the screenplay contains enough twists to keep the whole thing interesting.
While the end result isn't anything spectacular, it's a perfect example of why genre cliches end up being utilized over and over again; every once in a while everything clicks in such a way that you don't care that you've seen the story a million times.
This review of The Killers (1946) was written by Reece L on 17 Oct 2015.
The Killers has generally received very positive reviews.
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