Double Indemnity (1944) 
Double the murder, Double the fun!
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The best thing I can think of to say about this film is that I planned to watch just half of it, but made myself late in order to watch the whole thing. This is another noir classic that starts with the tragic ending and then narrates backwards. It has all kind of good lines like “Guess I was wrong. You’re not smarter, Walter… you’re just a little taller.”
The plot moves along well and the there are even a couple of good side actors thrown into the mix of the three main characters. What this film lacked that I liked about other Wilder films is particularly good cinematography. Everything is framed nicely but I never had one of those moments where I look and think, “Wow, he made that look really cool.” I also was not enthralled by Barbara Stanwyck’s much praised performance. She just seemed to pause and let the camera zoom in on her eyes periodically to show that she was evil.
