A thriller verging on tongue in chick in its first part ,it turns film noir only in the final sequences .
Dianne Foster is an updated femme fatale ,but her prey is a not-so -handsome mechanic (Mickey Rooney,so naive he's really endearing) ,his colleagues 'laughing stock . One is far from the old film noirs , all happens in simple nay banal settings ,a garage or her lover's house by the sea.
The excellent Kevin McCarthy is superb as the coaxer who "wants to do the lad a service" : if he accepts to drive them on a crooked road ,he'll get a hefty sum .But it's after a bank break-up .And his love interest shows considerable skill too ("It's up to you; if you don't want to do it, leave it").
If the girl's attitude is predictable , the film ,in spite of a trite screenplay, is entertaining ,thanks to its good cast , MacCarthy my favorite.
Dianne Foster is an updated femme fatale ,but her prey is a not-so -handsome mechanic (Mickey Rooney,so naive he's really endearing) ,his colleagues 'laughing stock . One is far from the old film noirs , all happens in simple nay banal settings ,a garage or her lover's house by the sea.
The excellent Kevin McCarthy is superb as the coaxer who "wants to do the lad a service" : if he accepts to drive them on a crooked road ,he'll get a hefty sum .But it's after a bank break-up .And his love interest shows considerable skill too ("It's up to you; if you don't want to do it, leave it").
If the girl's attitude is predictable , the film ,in spite of a trite screenplay, is entertaining ,thanks to its good cast , MacCarthy my favorite.