double idemnity

An insurance man kills his lovers husban and gets away with it! Then as time goes by, the insurance company he works for start to question.

Review by Estevan Z., from North Hollywood CA., on 11-Jun-2009

Ever wanted to see a great movie where every scene your at the edge of seat. Then this film is for you. It is about this insurance man who falls in love with a wife of his client. As he constantly revisits his client, he finds out that the wife falls in love with him. As their relationship grows, they begin to plan for their future. In this future, somebody has to die in order for the wife to be with the insurance man. They plan this death on this innocent sole and it was almost flawless. Almost. The insurance man thought he could get away with it knowing what his company would do if they would investigate. He plans every detail so perfectly you would believe he would get away with murder. The murder looks so much like an accident that the insurance company is worried that they would have to pay double indemnity. The wife and the insurance man start to get comfortable, too comfortable. The insurance man finds out that the company has a new interest on why the husband would have a double accident and file no claim of the first accident. The company suspicions alarms turn on full blast. The insurance man starts to panic and then…
Then you have to see the movie for yourself to see what happens. This movie personally was good and did not boar me at all. The actors were so into character I felt that the film was a secret tape and the story was true. The music was stupendous, all the suspense and thrill came from the music score. It is kind of like the background theme song for ‘Jaws’. Where in the movie there is a little boy or girl playing in the ocean shore, splashing merely. In the back of them, not far behind them you see something blurry. You see only the fin and as the shark gets closer, the music gets louder. Then all of a sudden, the music stops. Then…BOOM! The shark gobbles you in one bite, but that is just comparing the music score between ‘Jaws’ and ’Double indemnity’. I am not saying they shared the same songs, they used the same tone of music to put more emphasis and more of a fell about what is going on in that moment. I have to admit that at times the black and white film was hard to see due to bad, not terrible lighting. Overall, a movie became a favorite of mine. As I watched this movie, it was difficult for me not to watch it over again. Luckily, I had help. The movie was also moderately funny. It was not a comedy but there were a few jokes or something to laugh at. Eight out of ten is extremely hard to get of me. I am a bit generous but I do not just go around rating everything above five. Also all the movies that I have seen none have earned a perfect ten out of ten. My first impressions on the title were “Great another movie.” Then it happened, the movie actually got good. As I watched the film, my first impressions had changed in a heartbeat clean. My posture straightened, my eyes widened, and my ears listened. My favorite genes are comedies, action, suspense and mystery. The gene of this movie is drama. I thought it was going to be dull because I do not usually watch drama films. As it turned out this movie was full of suspense, twists and action. I was taught a good story has a good pull in. What I mean is the film makes you want to continue watching it. Also good story has a good climax. For those of you who do not know what a climax is, it is when the story reaches a high point. The cinematography of the movie was great. The close-ups are perfect. When you make a movie close-ups are important when trying to add more emphasis. This film did well when they would close- up every time the insurance man would speak into a recorder they would close-up on him. This gave it the effect that what he was saying into the recorder was important. The story was gold. It had amazing actors to complement it. The director did really well. The director must have about a hundred awards for his films. The director had picked great actors. Chose the best sets. TAlso chose the best music. This film was so good it was mind bottling. It rendered me speechless. The film could not have been any better. If it did, I would not have been able to get off my seat to write this review. It …wow. That is all could say after it ended. If you ask me if it is worth the time to see this movie, would say go for it. If you ask me if the film is good, I would say no. I would say that this film was awesome. I recommend everyone to watch this film. I feel I am not doing a good job giving this film the review it truly deserves. If you watch the film for yourself, you will know what I mean. If you have popcorn ready, a small or large drink get yourself a copy of ’Double indemnity’. Then you are ready to watch the best movie you will ever watch! Do not worry about the black and white, if it were in color the magic would be lost. The black and white setting is perfect for the mystery, suspense and action. So get that movie, lights, camera, and action!(I always wanted to say that.)

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