The Limping Man

Oh my god, who the hell thought that ending was a good idea? Here we have a serviceable, if not enthralling, film noir with an interesting mystery at its centre and a couple of morally ambiguous women as key characters. Lies, deceit, blackmail, all adding to the intrigue, then an ending that utterly negates every single thing you've just seen. Either they ran out of money or just couldn't think of a way to tie up all the loose ends. Pretty weak.

Suffers from a common noir drawback: a terrific third act, but preceded by somewhat less interesting build-up. But, there's some good photography and thrilling sequences. Most interesting is a rather meta moment where Bridges and Lister are able to sneak through a house because all the occupants are too enthralled by a television murder mystery to take notice. From this point until the climax it's a pretty engaging movie. And then, a disastrous ending. I won't spoil it, but trust me, it's awful.