This film isn't the grittiest Film Noir flick, as it's a little more polished than the average film of this genre. And, it has fewer dames and bullets, but it does plunge deep into the underbelly of the criminal world. It stars John Garfield as a scumbag lawyer who will seemingly to ANYTHING for a buck--including defending evil racketeers and destroying or manipulating evidence to do it (gee, this seems REALLY far-fetched for a lawyer to do this). The problem is, over time, all the great money that comes his way can't completely buy off his conscience. Slowly, it begins eating at him--leading to a fast-paced and, of course, violent conclusion. See this to see a slightly more polished and sophisticated view of the noir world.
Review of Force of Evil
