Now here's a detective-based noir that *did* make its way past my bias. I enjoyed it pretty well. I think what I liked most about it is that instead of feeling just gritty and dark, there's a lovely melodramatic flair to it. It has something to do with the idealizing of Laura herself - how she's slightly too good to be true, how everyone she meets falls madly in love with her. It all becomes a sort of pseudo fantasy, making the ending all the more interesting. 3.5 stars.
Flickchart: #873, below 12 Angry Men (1997) and above 12 Monkeys.
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