Ridiculous hats, less of the baby, and more of the Nick and Nora we all love. But this time, the chemistry is better than the previous installment. The story is more rich, although there is no danger of rivaling the first two installments, this one is a far cry closer than the preceding installment.
In the 1930's-1940's, one must expect the mob to be the antagonist somewhere in the story, but Nick's entire repertoire of friends includes nothing but shill-men, hucksters, and con jobs, so they're also protagonists, which serves to twist the story somewhat, and makes for an interesting mystery.
All in all? This one is closer to The Thin Man than Another Thin Man, and runs beautifully back to back throughout the franchise. I wholly enjoy this work, and advocate it as an anytime movie, and Nick seems to have joined AA. Way to go Nick!
It rates a 7.9/10 from...
the Fiend :.
In the 1930's-1940's, one must expect the mob to be the antagonist somewhere in the story, but Nick's entire repertoire of friends includes nothing but shill-men, hucksters, and con jobs, so they're also protagonists, which serves to twist the story somewhat, and makes for an interesting mystery.
All in all? This one is closer to The Thin Man than Another Thin Man, and runs beautifully back to back throughout the franchise. I wholly enjoy this work, and advocate it as an anytime movie, and Nick seems to have joined AA. Way to go Nick!
It rates a 7.9/10 from...
the Fiend :.