Backfire

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john scavens Backfire is a great movie,great acting,great story and great film noir! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/31/23 Full Review Russ G Gave up on this about halfway through as it was going nowhere fast and plot devices were all jokes. The lead is really weak. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/22 Full Review Joe Horrible movie. The piano playing can peel wall paper. If you dont have a headache but want one, watch this movie. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/20/22 Full Review Tom M Classic noire told in flashbacks ( most good noire is !). O'Brien stands out with suspense until the end. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/03/20 Full Review deke p Good 1950 film noir, crime . VIRGINIA MAYO very good lookin. Takes part in L.A. again. I raised my rating of it one whole star. when saw it again 12.3.2020. Much better than when i watched most of it, except the end, sometime ago. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Average film noir that has some of the usual trappings (flashbacks, twisty plot, chiaroscuro lighting) but doesn't really distinguish itself. Perhaps this is because the lead is played by ho-hum Gordon MacRae who is flat on his back in the hospital for most of the picture, wondering where his ex-Army buddy and future ranch partner, Edmond O'Brien, has disappeared to. O'Brien, a noir veteran (he shot this one between White Heat and D.O.A.) is always a treat to watch but he has less to do here. Virginia Mayo is the helpful nurse who helps MacRae to unfurl the plot whereas Viveca Lindfors is the (faux femme fatale) lounge singer who drives the plot mechanics. Ed Begley (Sr.) makes a solid police captain investigating the homicide of the gambler for which O'Brien is the principal suspect. You get the point: this is the usual man-trying-to-solve-crime-before-the-police plot with a variety of red herrings and generic settings and situations. So, in that regard, this is solid viewing - it just isn't the cream of the crop. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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