tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post5620194634262829546..comments2024-03-12T12:38:23.542-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: The Kind of Face You Shoot: It Seemed That the City Was Dyingbill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-59457038764821584452015-08-09T16:33:41.136-04:002015-08-09T16:33:41.136-04:00I did see this, once upon a time, and there was al...I did see this, once upon a time, and there was also a remake that I don't think I've seen but I'm curious about, as it features (a still-respectable) De Niro and Eli Wallach, among others. It's probably no good, though, is my guess. On the whole I don't remember this one as fondly as Dassin's Rififi, but then I could say that about most movies you could name.<br /><br />It feels almost ironic to see the subject of "decency" come up in talking about a noir. Maybe it's just my own cynicism talking, but I figure the genre as a whole has always tended to make a mockery of the idea. That may even be its great artistic legacy.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364322006357208797noreply@blogger.com