Kiss Me Deadly

More like bore me to death. Robert Aldrich’s film Kiss Me Deadly not only was an incredibly horrible plot, it also was not that grabbing overall in the suspense factor. The way they portrayed suspense in the film was rather humorous and the ending, well that’s just self explanatory if you’ve seen the film.

Whenever Mike Hammer wanted information, the person would resist for about 30 seconds and then bam, Mike Hammer would smack them. I’m sorry, but when I see someone get smacked in the face, it’s more funny than suspenseful. Even if that suspense was built up, it is demolished by the sudden blows across people’s faces. If the movements weren’t so sudden and the sound effects weren’t so exaggerated, I think the suspense would have been more effective in this film.

The other thing that took away from the film was the plot, therefore making this movie, in my mind, just bad. Even at the end I still don’t understand the point of the girl in the beginning? Why was she at the beach home, and what did she know? That opening scene made me believe there was some torture house down the road or something, but in the end it was all about the nuclear bomb? I guess it just seems funny now because it isn’t a new thing to this world anymore. We know that nuclear energy can’t just be stored in a box. How did Christine Bailey ever get herself involved and why did she have the key? These are little things that just help with not enjoying the movie.

Overall I think most in the class can agree with me, the plot is just stupid. I don’t like sci-fi but even if I did, I don’t think this would pass as one of the greatest films of the past!