I'd have to agree. One of my favorite noir movies is Robert
Aldrich's "Kiss Me Deadly" for precisely that reason. It
takes the essential qualities and magnifies them tremendously
so you can see Hammer for what, at heart, he really is, a
cold, vain, mean-spirited thug. That being said, it's awful
fun to watch him behave that way.
And aside from that, Robert Aldrich is a great director,
period. Ralph Meeker, too, was one hell of an underrated
actor.
David Moran
Bludis Jack wrote:
> Hammer, strength and heroism?
>
> I'll buy strength.
>
> Heroism? I can't agree. Mike Hammer is a
thug.
>
> Jack Bludis
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