Kiss Me Deadly
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Movie Reviews of Kiss Me Deadly
Movie Review: Kiss kiss bang bang with a message
Summary: 4 Stars
Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me Mike, mouths the blonde with the gun just before the bitch plugs our hero. Well, he had it coming. First of all he picked up a blonde hitchhiker (cup size C). Then he wants to find out why she gets done over, why this happens, and why that happens. He is not very well read, though he gets to read some poetry by Christina Rossetti and listen to a bit of classical music and wander through an contemporary art gallery. There seems to be a subtext that evil is associated with culture and wealth whilst the ordinary good guy schmuck ends up with a bullet in the belly and a brunette cup size B. Nothing boring about this very well photographed, well written, kiss kiss bang bang film, with a message for the masses - there are some things best left in the box, including plutonium. Great characters in every role too, including what may be one of Jack Elam's earliest efforts.Movie Review: Taking The Hammer to L.A.
Summary: 4 Stars
Mike Hammer is transplanted to the left coast in this overrated but entertaining cult classic. Rather than being a two-fisted gumshoe, here Mike does sleazy divorce work and practically pimps out Velda. The picture starts off strong, but sinks into a very convoluted plot. The thrills come from the ahead-of-it's-time violence -- some of the most sadistic of which is handed out by Hammer. The picture also takes the cynisism of 50s noir and extends that to the political climate with it's much vaunted apocalyptic ending. This seems to lay the groundwork for 70s thrillers like Parallax View and Three Days of the Condor with their paranoia and suspicion.
Meeker's okay, but the picture might play better if the other women were as good as Cloris Leachman in the opening scenes.
Movie Review: Archetype setting 50s noir.
Summary: 4 Stars
Tense, violent noir. Mike Hammer picks up woman wandering on desert road, gets caught in plot that leads to a stolen nuclear bomb. Some great shots, and a lot of 50s noir archetypes were set by this film. The ending is a bit silly and symbolically heavy handed at the same time, and some of the performances are over-the-top, but it's certainly enjoyable. Some critics consider it a masterpiece. I find that a stretch. But I did like it better on 2nd viewing, so maybe I'll return to it yet again. Hard to believe (and awful) that such an influential movie has been allowed to go out of print.Movie Review: Better than I remembered
Summary: 4 Stars
This DVD is a great print, and so much more enjoyable than other versions. Sure, the film has flaws, but Ralph Meeker is an impressive Mike Hammer. Tough, yet easily friendly - notice his genuine friendship with Nick, the garage owner, and the lovely Velda. Notice the look of genuine glee when he is the tough as nails PI when he puts the blackmailing coroner's hand in a drawer, and positively enjoys slamming it over and over. Greedy, with an understandable self interest, this time, the PI bites off more than he can chew.Movie Review: Noir Endgame
Summary: 4 Stars
For all intents and purposes, the era of film noir ended on a symbolic note with director Robert Aldrich's "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955). Ralph Meeker gave the performance of his career as Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer in a tough, gritty crime drama - further enhanced by its evocative Los Angeles locations and timely subplot centering on an atomic Pandora's Box. Aldrich rightly believed that the genre would not survive the nuclear age. This low-budget cult classic has grown in stature during the past 20 years.