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The Naked City (1999)

Reviewed by Troy Patterson | Feb 05, 1999

Troy Patterson

Troy Patterson is a critic for EW. He lives in Brooklyn.

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EW's GRADE

B+

Details Rated: Unrated; Video Release Date: Feb 02, 1999; Genres: Crime, Mystery; With: Don Taylor, Howard Duff and Barry Fitzgerald; Distributor: Kino Home Video

The font of one cliché in its title and 8 million more in its glossily hard-boiled style, the 1948 thriller The Naked City is the work of director Jules Dassin and storied crime photographer Weegee, who served as consultant. A narrator jauntily guides us through Manhattan's caverns as Lieut. Dan Muldoon (Barry Fitzgerald) pieces together the murder of a suicide blond, turning up all manner of lowlife on the way. The filmmakers seem less interested in suspense than atmosphere, but hey, their idea of local color tends toward the lurid shades. B+

Originally posted Feb 05, 1999 Published in issue #470 Feb 05, 1999 Order article reprints

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