Mario Dhingsa's Blog - Posts Tagged "themanwhocheatedhimself"

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📣Under the Skin: A police lieutenant begins sinking under a tide of lies, as he hides his lover’s murder from his rookie detective brother.

👍Lovers that soar:
One of the great doomed romances of film noir, up there with ‘Double Indemnity’ and ‘The Third Man’.
Lee J Cobb is brilliantly laconic under a cauldron of emotion.
And Jane Wyatt is mesmerising as the heiress with all passion and no heart.

👎Brothers at war:
Don’t be fooled by the title - there’s plenty of moral ambiguity here courtesy of our (anti-)hero.
Don’t expect ‘Body Heat’ levels of onscreen ardour, due to the Hays code.
And definitely don’t watch this if you’re giving up smoking…

🥇Best quote:
Det. Andy Cullen: “This is my first time out. How am I doing?”
Lt. Ed Cullen: “All right, kid. Do any better, and I'll be out of a job.”

🙁Best depressing quote:
“The truth can get you twenty years!”

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