THE LONG WAIT is a lesser-known film noir of the era, made after the first wave was effectively done and dusted. Anthony Quinn is cast against type in this one in a Bogart-style as an amnesic hero trying to work out whether he himself is a villain or not. Sadly, this is something of a plodding little movie, light on action and suspense and heavy on the chit-chat. A great deal of the running time, too much in fact, is given over to Quinn's relationship with various women, some of whom are the usual femme fatales, while the bad guys seem particularly unimposing for the era. Passably entertaining, but if you're looking for oomph you won't find it here.
Review of The Long Wait
