05 June 2011

Elevator to the Gallows (Louis Malle, 1957)

7/10
There are many likeable things in this movie, from the acting to the lovely noir photography to Miles Davis' score to the little twists the story takes, but overall I couldn't help but feeling a touch let down by the end product. Its ending is disappointingly conventional for the lead up. I wish the film had ended as the camera pulled away from the bistro coffee shop (I won't say any more so as not to spoil), that would have really knocked me out I think. It was good, but didn't blow me away.

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