Sentences with phrase «level noir film»

Not exact matches

It's not top - shelf Fritz Lang, nor is it top - level Graham Greene, but as an exercise in World War II intrigue with a smidgen of film noir thrown in, Ministry of Fear gets the job done.

With film noir, it's sometimes hard to tell intentionally drastic contrast levels apart from signs that a restoration is needed, but a couple of scenes seem perhaps excessively dark.

Not since Chinatown has a modern noir film been able to captivate on this level, and while it falls just short of being the artistic masterpiece that Roman Polanski had been able to deliver, it's difficult to imagine improving LA Confidential to make it any more engaging or satisfying.