It Always Rains on Sunday

Quite good.

The central story is fun and tense with some great moments. The film adds to this by throwing in a bunch of tangential stories which are still enjoyable, but there are a few too many. Eventually the film begins to feel bloated and I began to lose focus and interest. Most of the characterizations are a bit too thin and as a result some of these side stories feel too inconsequential for the time they're given. Still, it's a great looking film and enough of it is interesting to make it worthwhile.

This is a slow build, to be sure. A deeply cynical portrait of post-war England where everyone--even the children--is out to get for themselves. I felt the performances of the two leads were not very convincing, which kept taking me out of the moment. But the film ends on a high note with the chase, with lots of atmospheric shots, none better than a series of them at the train yard.

Familiar story told fairly well. Nicely lit but often static.

Might not be THE example of British crime films being onto something in 1947, but it's A example of it worth seeking-out.