Who is really the devil

Devil in the blue dress is a very good example of neo-noir. It had a classic noir twist but still gave you a hot new neo-noir flow; with an outstanding example of the femme fatale and protagonist. The femme fatale comes off as a sweet soul but had a manipulative kind of sexiness about her. Just as the original classic noir the femme fatale overwhelms the audience with suspense into who her character turns out to be. In the end it was a big neo-noir twist to who the femme fatale really was. There was a very good soft shot on the femme fatales allowing her to look almost flawless. The movie also appeared to have more than one femme fatale and protagonist. The main protagonist played more than one role in this move. He seems to be the detective like figure as well as a heart worming new kind of protagonist. He appears to go throughout the move trying to make sense of what’s really going on. But an away he still has a kind of closed view on what’s really there. This seems to be a classic noir film with a neo-noir twist. The protagonist is a naive kind of man who’s very lonely and seems to live in an oppressive atmosphere. He is an innocent every day man who falls victim to temptation. This movie was very good I enjoyed the story line and the ins and outs of each character. This is without a doubt a neo-noir film.

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