josie

Too Late for Tears

i really liked lizabeth scott and dan duryea’s performances but this was really dull. you would think the whole stolen money/murder mystery thing would make for more interesting viewing but it just wasn’t there.

nathansnook

Too Late for Tears

“𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 —𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵 — 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥.” What surprises me about this film noir is that the woman gets what she wants, and wins, in some ways. Lizabeth Scott is a gentle force that plays in the delicate ways in how she maneuvers around men, manipulates them, in getting what she wants. It's the way she tilts her chin, never disturbing her do, to lay a line, to point a gun, to bite, all in sharp aim in her needs and wants. Plays out finely. Keeps you on your toes, never sure where it's headed, never in good light, all in shadows, all with much doubt as there is in believed certainty.