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Out of the Past (1947)
Jacques Tourneur directs two of my all-time favorite actors Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas in this amazing noir classic... and somehow Jane Greer steals the show as the ultimate femme fatale. Her performance is simply brilliant as a survive-at-any-cost, beauty who manipulates, lies and murders her way through life and still really believes that it isn't her fault. Stunning cinematography, awesome locations, plot twists a-plenty and more tough-guy dialog than you can shake a stick at make this one a must-see for fans of noir thrillers.
9/10
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"Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies."
Earl of Chesterfield
"A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well."
Francis Bacon
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