--- JIM DOHERTY <
jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Jay,
>
> Re your question below:
>
> > Taht's the problem,
> > Harry is given the
> > ultimate penalty b/c of a fate beyond his
control.
> > Does this count as noir?
>
> FALLING ANGEL is noir, but not because of
Harry's
> control, or lack of control, over his own fate,
but
> because it has a dark and sinister
atmosphere.
>
> That said, I had some of the same problems with
the
> book that you did.
>
> JIM DOHERTY
FALLING ANGEL is essentially a shaggy-dog story -- the whole
book is a set-up for the punchline. I think it's okay, but
prefer the movie, ANGEL HEART, which among other things
sensibly relocated the setting to New Orleans.
I think the book is essentially a horror story, and is best
appreciated in those terms. (The PI plot is surface gloss).
My main problem with the esteemable Mr. Doherty's definition
of "noir" is that it lets in a lot of horror stories like
FALLING ANGEL.
doug
===== Doug Bassett
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
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