BEFORE: Boy, "Double Indemnity" really set the tone for the month, with so many instances of spouse killing, from "All Good Things" to "Reversal of Fortune", and now I'm back to it. Linking from "U Turn", Sean Penn was also in "21 Grams" with Benicio Del Toro (last seen in "The Fan").
THE PLOT: Detective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After she shoots her husband, Kyle relucantly agrees to help hide the body.
AFTER: There's a sort of Goldilocks effect here, after watching "Stone", with too few reversals, and "U Turn", which had too many, it sort of feels like this one had just the right number. Which is to say, one major one and a couple of minor ones.
Unfortunately, it covers much of the same ground as "Body Heat", (with about half of the body heat) which itself was a throwback to a lot of the classic film noir scenarios. We're introduced to a cop with a great deal of experience and integrity, and that integrity goes right out the window when he falls for a dame. Instead it's his experience that allows him to clean up the crime scene.
Still, it's short and to the point, and it'll keep you guessing.
Also starring Ed Harris (last seen in "Game Change"), Madeline Stowe (last seen in "The Last of the Mohicans"), Charles Dance (last seen in "Your Highness").
RATING: 5 out of 10 bullet holes
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