The Chase

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Sam N Mar 22 Stylish, moody, and full of noir atmosphere, The Chase delivers strong performances and some genuinely suspenseful moments, even if Peter Lorre is oddly relegated to a minor role. Visually, it’s stunning—those shadowy, expressionist touches draw you in. But the dream twist feels like a cop-out, undercutting the tension it works so hard to build. Add to that a back-seat driver plot device that borders on the ridiculous, and the film’s promise never quite comes together in the end. See more nick s 10/25/2023 Well produced film with excellent acting and directing, but really fell down at the end. The audience was expected to believe that a long piece of action was a dream sequence or hallucination... felt like a copout. See more 12/18/2022 A twisting, convoluted outing. Several holes and implausible events keep the viewer off balance, but the main attraction are the characters - especially those played by Cochran and Lorre. See more 01/22/2021 Extremely stylish unusual movie ; a noir spoof , no mystery involved , with four great actors in lead parts doing their best with a slightly ludicrous plot. See more andy f 01/22/2020 A madhouse film noir that has great cinematography and performances given above the expected stature of the cast. It has its flaws but the film enthralls throughout. Very good indeed. See more 12/08/2017 This is a B-noir that is clearly low budget but with a plot that pulls the rug out from under you (not unlike Takashi Miike's Audition, 1999 - uh, well, not that sadistically). Robert Cummings is Chuck Scott, a down-and-out veteran who returns a lost wallet only to end up as chauffeur to a notorious gangster (Steve Cochran) in Miami. Cochran's wife is kept under lock and key and only allowed to take short trips to the beach at night with Cummings; eventually, they decide to escape together to Havana. Down in Cuba, they run into trouble and Cummings is soon accused of murder. Ultimately, it appears that Cochran's henchman Peter Lorre is behind it all. And truly, Cochran and Lorre seem to delight in tormenting Cummings (including with a strange added accelerator in the back of the car that takes over control from the driver). Of course, Cummings doesn't end up in their clutches but how we get to that point isn't straightforward. Despite the bare bones feel and the second string actors, there are enough weird and impressionistic touches here - on top of all of the archetypal noir trappings - to make this worth a watch, if you are digging deep into this genre. See more Read all reviews

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