Anyone who could give this film a bad view, ought to be shot. UC came out in '82, and it was a perfect time, for film noir, especially of this calibre to come out. And as film noir, UC, stands out alone. There's something so fresh and original here, (there's nothing else like it) with it's larger than life characters, boosted by great performance, Lipscomb, an actor you must see more of, if you haven't seen him. Like his magnetic performance in A Soldier's Story, and that '88 b grade horror, Retribution, again he just delivers a dynamic and brilliant performance, of a tenant, who instead of paying attention to his beautiful wife (Harry) who he treats like s..t, he becomes preoccupied, and determined to catch the culprit, (a pretty obvious guess) who's been, stealing his milk, only it backfires, sending him going, one cent, short of the dollar. Harry is a revelation, just proving, there are some multi talented people out there, while Everett McGill as the neighbor love interest, adds strong support. You might remember, he was the bad ass who took on Seagal near the end of Under Siege 2. The music score is great as are all the performances, the late male comer in the last fifteen is a hoot. There are some Twin Peakish moments, but I prefer this style. There is a twist too at the end, but god, how fake did blood look back in the 80's. It's like they used Pepto Bismol, and put acid in it. 90 minute "can't miss" entertainment, and again, sadly, badly criticized.
