A 70 min b-feature from Republic Pictures, Double Jeopardy, is an unpretentious thriller, only tangentially noir, and with a high sleaze factor. The good guys are wooden and boring, and the bad guys irredeemably bad. A boozy blackmailer and his cheap wife are the focus and carry the picture. Pulp heaven.
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LOL Tony! Looks like I made the right decision on passing on this movie from a distinguished Sydney-based noir authority! This seems like one of those films that would been better served as an episode of a television show at this time. Pulp heaven indeed!
Comment by Sam Juliano — April 9, 2009 @ 8:47 pm