Laura is a classic of the film noir genre, establishing the hard-boiled investigators and plot twists that we all associate with that era of film. Dana Andrews plays the brazen detective assigned to investigate the shocking death of the titular Laura, a magnetic figure who attracted the adoration of everyone around her. In flashbacks, we see how she became tangled up with her mentor, her fiancé and a model, leading to many intrigues that show a darker side of everyone involved. Just as the audience thinks they have it figured out, the film throws an infamous plot twist halfway through that up-ends everything in the present and leads to an even greater conspiracy. Now it's up to the detective to press even harder for the truth, which reveals that Laura may not have been as innocent as she once seemed. The seemingly simple situation turns out to be more brilliantly involved than it appeared at first sight, and the acting reveals similar layers beneath all the main characters. Watching this film felt never-ending, with no end to revelations, and all the more intriguing because of it.
Review of Laura
