Review of The Lady from Shanghai (1947) by Steven M — 02 Feb 2010
I thought this was great fun. It flew by like a woozy dream. Characters are strangely exaggerated, camera angles make you do a double take and the plot is crazily complicated. How much this was due to the cuts made by the studio, I don't know, but the film is disorientating.
The visual invention culminates in an amazing climactic shootout. The imagery in the finale is surreal and stands the test of time with ease.
This review of The Lady from Shanghai (1947) was written by Steven M on 02 Feb 2010.
The Lady from Shanghai has generally received very positive reviews.
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