Reception The Big Combo
the iconic airport conclusion film demonstrates john alton s cinematographic style
reviews of movie today positive. chris dashiell on website cinescene finds dialogue run of mill praises film s director, writing lewis had remarkable ability infuse poetry banal material, , big combo 1 of best efforts... s not startlingly inventive lewis s best film, gun crazy (1949), s quality b-film, satisfying , dark.
the staff @ variety magazine liked film s direction, music , photography, despite rambling, not-too-credible plot. wrote, performances in keeping bare-knuckle direction joseph lewis and, on score, good. low-key photography john alton, 1 of best, , jazz-derived score david raksin solo piano jacob gimpel in keeping film s tough mood.
film critic ed gonzalez lauded film in review, writing, shadows , lies stars of big combo, spellbinding black-and-white chiaroscuro segmented texture of spider s web ... john alton s lush camera work dominant here wouldn t know joseph h. lewis behind camera. story doesn t have of he-she psychosexual politicking juices director s gun crazy, s no loss given film s richer returns. set-pieces fierce, casablanca tweak of last shot, , wallace s performance—a sad spectacle of hurting creature caught between light , dark, , evil—is 1 of noir s great unheralded triumphs.
critics have compared quality of big combo fritz lang s big heat 1 of great film noir detective classics in terms of style.
the review aggregator rotten tomatoes reported 91% of critics gave film positive review, based on eleven reviews.
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