A weatherbeaten Andrews gives one of his finest performances.
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Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
The last of Otto Preminger's studio pictures at Fox, this 1950 feature has many of the noirish qualities of his Laura and Fallen Angel: Dana Andrews, ambiguity about the characters' dark undertones, and a fluid, fascinating mise en scene.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
26 Mar 2005
fresh:
Fox may not have plumbed the depths of realism this time, but it still looks interesting, even two-thirds of the way down.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
fresh:
Otto Preminger, director, does an excellent job of pacing the story and of building sympathy for Andrews.