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Sep 24, 2023 · Overall: 3.5/5. An unusual, one-of-a-kind neo-noir, James Foley’s After Dark, My Sweet offers interesting, offbeat characters enmeshed in a fairly predictable kidnapping plot with quite unpredictable results. The new Kino Lorber Blu-ray release offers the film in its best visual and auditory light.
AFTER DARK, MY SWEET. james foley, 1990. Welcome to The Movie Shelf, an ongoing series that compares the films on our dvd shelves to the novels on our bookcases. We at the 'Smoke have always been fascinated by screenplay adaptation: what a script writer takes from the source material, what gets discarded, how the two works differ from each ...
An ex-boxer is drifting around after escaping from the mental hospital. He meets a widow who convinces him to help fix up the neglected estate her ex-husband left. Her Uncle talks them both into helping kidnap a rich boy for ransom money, and the ex-fighter must make decisions about his loyalties and what is right.
Oct 6, 2023 · After Dark, My Sweet debuts on Blu-Ray with a digital AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.35:1 from a new 2K scan of the Interpositive that showcases the movie well. Overall clarity and detail are in good shape, and skin tones only run a touch on the warm side with some distinct facial features apparent in closeup.
Dec 14, 2010 · Based on the Jim Thompson novel. A kidnapping plot does not go as planned. Gripping scene with Jason Patric, Bruce Dern, Rachel Ward, directed by James Foley...
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The book on which the movie is based -- published in 1955 -- is a lurid blast of buckshot in the face. ... Dern's dirtball performance gives "After Dark, My Sweet" a desperately needed quality of ...
