Four Film Noir Classics Vol. 2
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Arrow Video’s Four Film Noir Classics Vol. 2 is a four-disc Blu-ray collection featuring The Suspect, The Sleeping City, Thunder on the Hill and Six Bridges to Cross. The set combines crime drama, mystery and noir-adjacent suspense from the 1940s and 1950s, with performances by Charles Laughton, Richard Conte, Claudette Colbert and Tony Curtis.
Arrow Video’s Four Film Noir Classics Vol. 2 is a four-disc Blu-ray collection featuring The Suspect, The Sleeping City, Thunder on the Hill and Six Bridges to Cross. The set combines crime drama, mystery and noir-adjacent suspense from the 1940s and 1950s, with performances by Charles Laughton, Richard Conte, Claudette Colbert and Tony Curtis.
- Strong selection of lesser-known classic films with notable casts and directors.
- The Suspect offers an atmospheric Edwardian setting and a restrained Charles Laughton performance.
- Strong selection of lesser-known classic films with notable casts and directors.
- The Suspect offers an atmospheric Edwardian setting and a restrained Charles Laughton performance.
- Thunder on the Hill provides stylish cinematography, suspense and an engaging Claudette Colbert performance.
- Extensive supplementary material, including four audio commentaries and several scholarly featurettes.
- Includes reversible sleeves, fold-out posters and a hardback collector’s book.
- −The collection is uneven, with two films generally regarded as less accomplished than the strongest entries.
- −Six Bridges to Cross is more sentimental and morality-driven than traditionally noir, with a predictable narrative.
- −The collection is uneven, with two films generally regarded as less accomplished than the strongest entries.
- −Six Bridges to Cross is more sentimental and morality-driven than traditionally noir, with a predictable narrative.
- −The Sleeping City has stiff supporting performances and an awkward introductory prologue.
- −Some transfer limitations remain, including image noise on The Sleeping City and weaker sound on Six Bridges to Cross.
- −Mixed feedback: the set’s noir classification is not consistent across all four films, particularly for Thunder on the Hill and Six Bridges to Cross.
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