There's a heavy voyeurism vibe going on that's very interesting. Quine's direction is not terribly inventive, but it's solid, and the story is quite well-plotted with a lot of tension as MacMurray and Novak's scheme unravels. For the average joe this is probably a weak film, but for a noir fan it does the trick. The leads are both strong, with good supporting performances. The photography is a little flat at times, but some scenes really shine, especially towards the end. Lousy music, though.

Not "bad" necessarily, just completely impossible to pay any attention to. As I've said before, I'll never give a score above zero to a movie I can't bear to sit still and watch, and I've tried twice.

The story is a pretty typical "bad decision followed by worse decision" tale, but damn if the dialogue and performances don't make up for that. Some films have the magic to overcome a tired premise, and this one does. Love MacMurray's last line.

Very well-plotted. Some interesting use of silhouettes and long shadows. The protagonist is about as amoral as any noir protagonist and the dialogue is snappy and loaded, selling the film's dominant theme of the mingling of business and pleasure. Nevertheless, the film never recovers from its very sluggish first act, and the lack of truly memorable imagery makes this a largely forgettable film, notable mostly as Kim Novak's debut.