This is a rough-and-ready flick with a bit of an underground reputation - that starts as if it is about to end, but continues through a flashback in which the femme fatale relates her story - but then has what are almost a couple of quasi-fake endings. Lots of dead bodies, twists and turns, and an unflappable ruthless femme fatale lead you on a whirlwind of action, with greed driving the pace. Reminded me of D. O. A. (both have an iota of sci-fi) and (as others have said) Gun Crazy, for the intensity and unstoppable intent of the femme fatale. Yes, it's cheap, flimsy and overacted here and there - to the extent of almost verging on parody or black comedy at certain points - but this film is like a shot of adrenaline whose leading lady will stick in your memory, I'd vouch.
Review of Decoy
Decoy
(1946)
Unusual melodramatic noir with cutthroat femme-fatale narrator and a smidgen of sci-fi.
26 January 2024