agree strenghts mentioned reviews beats missing keep firmly inside genre crime drama film noir limit great drama beyond limits elements make film noirnot say great film noirs arentcantshouldnt also great dramas one isntbr br one note music film used sparingly would say used accentuate action frequently wife elementsbr br great set film way abrupt sort non ending ending either right let dependsbr br spoilers follow specificsbr br the big turn story involves children seeing mother die big moment children never shown react one way other neither cries neither asks father happened kids good actors reactions father suppose matters big misstep heart story kids kept mostly blank reaction really none next scene look nothing happenedbr br in like fashion bond forms belmondo venturas characters belmondo says knew partner killedbut never explained impact dramatically belmondo anyone else belmondo romantic subplot also strains credibility though convincingly acted venturas character lets belmondo involve total stranger escape plan reason even comment seem notice another gapbr br the ending movie spoil it ending happens screen perfunctory voice tell happened guess tries make feel true life like missteps leaves drama screenbr br whats point dealing issues know maybe goals film limited giving audience wants crime melodramasuggest deeper elements move ignore thembr br too bad much recommend film ventura good bad could great drama well crime storyas imdb favorite movie time godfather film potential would make good remake though done us problems would probably sink film hands right director would good remakethough doubtful venturas performance could toppedbr br so worth seeing frustrating whole