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Seth Christenfeld's avatar

"I killed him for money and for a woman, and I didn't get the money and I didn't get the woman."

The entirety of noir, summed up in 21 words.

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John DeVore's avatar

in a screenplay full of lines that sing, that really is the showstopper

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Nick Richards's avatar

Wonderful script. My only complaint is they should have stopped the repartee at “There’s a speed limit in this state, Mr. Neff.”

That line said it all. The following lines spelled it out to the audience unnecessarily.

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