A slick, cynical crime quickie told mostly in flashback, with the usual newspaperman hero after the big scoop with the help of a tough, ballsy heroine given to observations like "you're as crooked as a mountain road, but you're the best prosecutor around".
It starts with a car crash and packs plenty of violent death, dollies, whip pans and hoods lurking in the shadows into barely a hour; the pace kept hectic with visible undercranking during the fight scenes.
It starts with a car crash and packs plenty of violent death, dollies, whip pans and hoods lurking in the shadows into barely a hour; the pace kept hectic with visible undercranking during the fight scenes.