Review of Touch of Evil (1958) by June B — 24 Mar 2014
Wells is the undisputed master of American filmmaking and here his technical prowess is on full display; his roving camera, the extreme use of shadow, the fluid and hypnotic editing capture the spirit of noir itself.
Wells' performance as the larger-than-life Quinlan who's sunk into the filth of corruption (quite literally, by the film's conclusion) after decades of stagnation in a police outfit on the Mexican-American border, an all-encompasing symbol for one of the auteur's most thoroughly explored narrative themes; that of the rotten false idol and his eventual downfall in the name of progress.
"Touch of Evil" defines a genre and is certainly one of the greatest films of all time.
This review of Touch of Evil (1958) was written by June B on 24 Mar 2014.
Touch of Evil has generally received very positive reviews.
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