Upfront, I confess I am biased in writing this review. What are my biases?
For one thing, I am a Christopher George fan. I think he is underrated as an actor, as I find many so-called good-looking actors often are.
For another thing, I am a huge director RG Springsteen fan and this was his final movie. And I think he does a fine job here.
Having gotten that out-of-the-way, let me get to my rating and my review:
I would actually probably rate this as a solid nine or maybe 9.5. But I have to round up my rating, because I feel it doesn't get a fair enough average.
I thought the writing was really good. And if this movie had been done in black-and-white, and either in the 40s or 50s, it would probably now be considered at least in the upper tier of film noir.
Sure, it has a few "television movie" qualities to it. But I still found it cinematic enough project it on my wall to be some thing I would watch again and again. I thought it had a good mystery, yet played fair with the viewer. I did guess the solution, but not until about halfway through. And I wasn't sure until the very ending.
All the Performances were great, by a stellar cast. I have to admit, I was surprised by Charo's performance, which was far better than I expected. I thought she really did a great job for such a small part.
I would recommend this movie for anybody who likes film noir, mystery, a few good action scenes, great performances by iconic actors, some interesting settings, cinematography, and music score.
