[DemforBush]

Detour is definitely a case of the whole being greater of the sum of its parts. For all its shortcomings, the film works, and quite well at that. The back-and-forth between Al (Neal) and Vera (Ann Savage) simply crackles with energy. 7/10.

BTW, Tom Neal was an interesting guy, to say the least. His off-screen life was at least as improbable and scandalous as any film noir. A Harvard Law graduate and a gifted amateur boxer, but also one-time boyfriend to a gun moll, and eventually, a convicted murderer.

[DemforBush]

Previous week's offerings:

The Stranger7/10

Decision Before Dawn7.5/10

The Woman in the Window8/10

Plunder Road6.75/10

The Hitch-Hiker7/10

The Big Heat8.5/10 (Now blocked by youtube)

Stalag 178/10

The Enemy Below7.5/10.

Kiss of Death7.25/10

The Killers8.0/10

DOA7.5/10

[Dr. Sivana]

The lead lady in that one is the scariest woman I have ever seen in cinema. The actress played that PERFECTLY. This movie greatly exceeded my expectations. Buy it for a dollar somewhere or watch it online. VERY Good noir movie.

[lewislynn]

Did anyone else notice in the first leg of his hitch hiking, before he got a ride with “Haskel”, he, the cars and the drivers were all on the wrong side?