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Touch of Evil

1958

Orson Welles

Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Marlene Dietrich ...

8.2

30,910

Film noir. Mystery An unseen man sets the timer on an explosive device. The clock starts ticking down as soon as he stashes it in the boot of a fancy-looking car. Immediately afterwards, a well-heeled businessman motors off with his cheap-looking girlfriend. Through the tawdry streets they roll, until they pass by Mexican lawman Ramon "Mike" Vargas (Charlton Heston) and his new wife Susan (Janet Leigh). As the newly-weds cross over the border, into the ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"Expressionistic in the extreme (...) the film raises the usual brooding nightmare ambiance of film noir to a level few other pictures have attempted"	POS
United States	Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune	"A wondrous gift no movie lover should miss"	POS
United States	Andy Seiler USA Today	"[A] dark and extravagant crime drama"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The destinies of all of the main characters are tangled from beginning to end, and the photography makes that point by trapping them in the same shots, or tying them together through cuts (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"Astonishing cinematography and brilliantly played, this certainly one of the most influential crime movies in history (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Brilliant noir drama (...) Orson Welles gave one of his most Shakespearean performances (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Howard Thompson The New York Times	"Thanks to Orson Welles, nobody, and we mean nobody, will nap during 'Touch of Evil' (...) Welles' is an obvious but brilliant bag of tricks."	POS
United Kingdom	Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"[A] magnificent piece of work (...) Marlene Dietrich gives him one of the great send-offs in movie history."	POS
United States	Keith Phipps AV Club	"The pinnacle of all the gritty crime dramas that flooded theaters in the wake of World War II."	POS
United Kingdom	Joshua Rothkopf Time Out	"A masterclass in tension, visual panache and B-movie excess (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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