David wrote:
"One of my favorite noir movies is Robert Aldrich's "Kiss Me
Deadly" for precisely that reason. It takes the essential
qualities and magnifies them tremendously so you can see
Hammer for what, at heart, he really is, a cold, vain,
mean-spirited thug. That being said, it's awful fun to watch
him behave that way."
For me, this movie was much more fun than the books. Didn't
Spillane hate this adaptation for pretty much the same
reasons we like it, because he is clearly not a hero? I agree
with those who have labeled Hammer a thug, but I don't think
Spillane would. I think he intends him, and his thuggish
behavior, to be viewed as heroic.
Mark
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