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FREARS FEST TWO

Every film director has to have his/her hand at film noir and today we saw Frears'

The Grifters (1990)

This almost perfect story by Jim Thompson was adapted by Donald Westlake and set in the 'noirest' place of all—LA, CA.

The almost perfect cast includes John Cusack, his moll mom Anjelica Huston and his date, Annette Bening.

The film is like clockwork and has some delightful side paths with great character actors to take us down the paths.

We have seen it several times now and somehow the film still manages to trick the mind into believing another end will happen. Actually, one is disabled from remembering the end.

It is all a great con job and will get the usual 5 out of Netflix5.

Labels: films, Frears, noir