My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Force of Evil (1948)

A film noir about a lottery/ numbers scam that's as riveting as any gangster film made in the '40s.  John Garfield stars as a lawyer named Joe who works for a criminal named Tucker.  Together they're taking control of all the numbers rackets in town, and that includes Joe's brother, Leo.  Leo wants to operate as a legit business independently from Tucker.  But Tucker presses in and Joe and his employees are caught in the middle.  Great dialogue and a few location shots that are as memorable as any I've seen in a black and white film, this one is a gem.  I'm surprised I'm only now learning about it.  Grade: A-
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