About what you'd expect from a film with no true auteur...i.e. FIVE directors!...and a very meddlesome studio head...i.e. Howard Hughes. No mood of tension or corruption, as befits a noir, and a general flatness in the dialogue and characterization, especially among the good guy cops and their spouses. However, no film with the great Robert Ryan at his damaged, evil best is flat out bad so let's give this one a generous C plus.
Review of The Racket
