Out Of The Past

Out Of The Past has the coolest, most laconic, world-weary noir character ever portrayed, the standard for the type. You can’t take your eyes off him. And America never did. He’s the prototype for the anti-heroes to follow, but was never equaled: Robert Mitchum. And he wraps this film up in his hand, puts it in his trench coat pocket, and makes me want to watch it over and over. It’s got all the elements of a great noir, of course, but the star of stars in this is Mitchum. He makes the film. And he’s got to drag the attention away from a basketful of talent to do it. 

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