I bought the DVD of this and upped my rating a point to 7/10.
I have the DVD too, it looks great. I understand people who don't like Crawford. To be honest, I can't say I particularly like her. She's not in my top 5 of actresses, maybe not even in the top 10. But somehow I always enjoy her movies. Next up a rewatch of Mildred Pierce.
Mildred Pierce's opening sequence at the beach house is great.
Nice review Jessica! I enjoyed it. You are a good writer
Yes it is - after that, I'm not sure if it really qualifies as a noir visually at least.