There is a big difference between Luck(Chance) and
Fate.
On 12/14/05 9:15 AM, "Bludis Jack" <
buildsnburns@yahoo.com> wrote:
> For me, Ice Harvest was disappointing.
>
> A couple of guys moving around in one sense
to
> stay out of trouble in another making sure
that
> trouble would follow them. Poorly done as
a
> movie, I think, but I can see how, with focus,
it
> could have been a better story, and probably
was.
>
> I never read the book, but I can think of
any
> number of noir stories and books that follow
that
> particular paradigm including Jim Thompson's
"The
> Grifters."
>
> They are the stories that help define "noir,"
for
> me. No matter what these characters do, they
are
> screwed because they are screwed up and
fate
> (luck) helps them screw up bigger and even
more
> with each succeeding step along the way.
>
> Jack
>
> http://www.jackbludis.com
> Shamus nominee for "Shadow of the Dahlia"
> Amazon.com / BN.com /
MysteryLovesCompany.com
>
>
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