5 STARS – Saw this on a list of all-time best detective movies!
Okay, so every once in a while I put down the book and pick up the remote control. I’ll take my mysteries in any format!
If you like your murder mysteries served up with humor, then this is the one! An odd-ball buddy movie that quickly becomes a trio when they are joined by a wonderful “dame” (in the 1940s sense of the word). The dialogue is snappy, clever and fun, and the plot goes a mile-a-minute with some twists you don’t see coming. I loved the climatic keystone-cops-type chase scene and shoot ’em up, and all of it with a strong dash of LA noir! Don’t know how I missed this when it first came out.