I bought this on DVD the other day and it's terrific. There's a reason why this film is a classic, classic performances, superb dialogue and great direction. I know the rumors and stories behind this film like the famous ending where they phoned up Chandler to find out who did it and he replied 'How should I know, you figure it out' and hangs up. Bacall having to reshoot because there were fears she was going to be upstaged by Martha Vickers, I think Martha got the better role though.
What else can be said about this classic film noir, Bogie's never been this cool and Bacall is just stunning, an absolute goddess. The way these two play off each other is amazing, they rattle off the dialogue like pro's. Martha Vickers almost did steal the film from Bacall, her performance was great but I put it down to her having the showier role, Bacall just played it cool. The plot almost makes no sense and you could make an argument for style over substance, but what style.
What else can be said about this classic film noir, Bogie's never been this cool and Bacall is just stunning, an absolute goddess. The way these two play off each other is amazing, they rattle off the dialogue like pro's. Martha Vickers almost did steal the film from Bacall, her performance was great but I put it down to her having the showier role, Bacall just played it cool. The plot almost makes no sense and you could make an argument for style over substance, but what style.
