Double Indemnity

“El segundo problema es su final; mientras relataba lo que había hecho, sería mucho mejor que terminara con Casey escuchándolo todo al final. Era lo lógico y lo mejor, y no hacer más cosas de las que se intentó.”

BigP4paabout 75–100% inread it ↗

“Spoiler free: Absolute classic and the peak of film noir in my opinion. Double Indemnity is a story of lust, greed, and pride with some of the best writing the genre has ever seen, which is why it’s a 10/10 for me. The dialogue is sharp and memorable, and the movie never wastes a moment. The performances and the dark atmosphere make the whole story even more gripping. It’s the kind of film where everything just works, and it’s still just as entertaining decades later.”

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“I ended up loving noir more as a genre than finding satisfaction in its paricular movies. Ambient and mood are always there, but narratively, noir movies are often shallow and way too obvious. Double Indemnity is one of rare exceptions. It keeps suspense all the time and doesn't feel dated.”

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“So enjoyable, greatly acted and written. Billy Wilder absolutely never dissapoints.”

AJ_13read it ↗

“It's definitely hard to pin down a personal favourite Wilder film, though I tend towards his earlier masterworks such as 'The Lost Weekend', 'Sunset Boulevard'...and THIS. He was one of the finest at getting straight through the bullshit and to the heart of all things noir (as the immortal Jean-Luc Godard stated, 'All I need to make a film is a man, a girl and a gun'). Barbara Stanwyck is one of my favourite actresses of the period, and is a classic 'femme fatale'. I've never been a huge fan”

talisencrwread it ↗

“A banner movie from film noir's classic era. Double Indemnity is directed by Billy Wilder and Wilder co-adapts the screenplay with Raymond Chandler from the novella written by James M. Cain. It stars Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson. Music is by Miklos Rozsa and cinematography by John F. Seitz. For a film lover such as myself it feels redundant writing a review for Double Indemnity, because quite simply there's nothing to say that hasn't been said already. The esteem”

John Chardread it ↗

“Very well done film noir from the 1940s with great performances by Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson along with good photography and direction from Billy Wilder. I've seen this one before but it's been at least 20 years though coincidentally, a scene from this was in a movie I recently watched (another re-watch) in Femme Fatale. **4.5/5**”

JPV852read it ↗

“**A magnificent "noir" with great actors, which was unlucky at the awards, and was immortalized by the public, surviving fresh to this day.** I've previously had the opportunity to mention that I really like noir films, and this is another one that I had the pleasure of seeing and will save for occasional rewatches. Based on a good detective novel, the film is extremely intelligent, dark and well articulated. Made in 1944, still during the Second World War, it was nominated the following year”