A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water.
Seminal neo-noir thriller, the plot spiraling into ever more darker depths, an instant classic and for both director and its star probably their greatest efforts so far.
What can I add: I'll be rewatching this movie very often!
Halliwell****: "Teasing, complex mystery that uses the conventions of detective stories to explore civic and personal corruption, in the style of Raymond Chandler, but adding a more modern perspective. It is eminently watchable, with effective individual scenes and performances and photography that is lovingly composed though tending to suggest period by use of an orange filter."
Maltin****: "Bizarre, fascinating mystery in the Hammett-Chandler tradition..."
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