A brutal and cynical film. Sullivan is cold and paranoid, Belita is very good as his long-suffering gal, her devotion eventually beaten down by his suspicions. The score is occasionally overwhelming but mostly superb. And the cinematography makes the most of the often cheap-looking sets, a lot of beautiful stylization, especially in the rain-soaked opening and closing sequences. Perhaps a little too self-concious and stagey at times, but a very well-done, gloomy and sometimes poetic film.