Appraisal: Although competently scripted and directed, and superbly acted, this crime drama never really gets to be an exciting film. It's practically suspenseless, so under that angle it really amounts to nothing, unlike its first predecessor, "Rope" (1948). The psychological analysis of the criminals is not as developed as in its second predecessor, "Compulsion" (1959), but I must say that I remember very little of that movie, so I may be wrong here. The emphasis here is on the police investigation, so the film has little or no difference from an episode of one of the dozens of TV series of the investigation genre. As a matter of fact, it has one difference: it is longer, and I can't say that's a good thing.
Rating: 42
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