Well worth a watch if you like a good classic thriller. A little slow in places and unconvincing in some parts, but overall it is stylish and very watchable.
It kicks off on a taboo note for the time with pre-marital pregnancy, and the immorality goes down fast from there.
Another unusual element (for the time) is the sociopathy of the central character, played with chilling believability by Robert Wagner.
The cinematography is lush, but I found the music disconcerting. The jaunty theme tune and romantic strings when the killer is having his twisted way does not convey the underlying menace of the plot - is this some post-modern joke or was the director just tone deaf?
Overall, worth a watch, if you enjoy a good 1950s thriller.
It kicks off on a taboo note for the time with pre-marital pregnancy, and the immorality goes down fast from there.
Another unusual element (for the time) is the sociopathy of the central character, played with chilling believability by Robert Wagner.
The cinematography is lush, but I found the music disconcerting. The jaunty theme tune and romantic strings when the killer is having his twisted way does not convey the underlying menace of the plot - is this some post-modern joke or was the director just tone deaf?
Overall, worth a watch, if you enjoy a good 1950s thriller.