Dark Streets
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  • Summary: When a naive playboy investigation the shadowy death of his wealthy father, his charmed life as the eligible owner of the city's hottest nightclub begins to spiral out of control. A noir fever dream of music, seduction and murder, Dark Streets features stunningly choreographed dance numbers and an original soundtrack performed by legendary bluese, jazz and R&B artists. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 0 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Clark Collis
    58
    Alas, the flimsy plot -- less a whodunit than an isn't-it-screamingly-obvious-that-that-guy-done-it! -- will have thriller fans singing the blues.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    50
    The kind of film you can appreciate as an object, but not as a story. It's a lovingly souped-up incarnation of the film-noir look, contains well-staged and performed musical numbers, and has a lot of cigarettes, tough tootsies, bad guys and shadows. What it doesn't have is a story that pulls us along, or a hero who seems as compelling as some of the supporting characters.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    50
    I love musicals, but I'd be hard-pressed to recommend this curiosity, sort of a shoestring version of Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club."
  4. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Josh Rosenblatt
    30
    Let no one ever say that Dark Streets doesn't have the perfect title. It may not be much more than a stylized regurgitation of creaky film-noir clichés and crime-fiction conventions … but its streets are undeniably dark.

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  1. JayH.
    5
    The film is so obsessed with style and atmosphere, it forgot to add a good story and characters with depth. It did try for believable period detail, but failed for the most part. Great music at least.… Expand
  2. JP.
    0
    Pretty, good blues and no coherent movie at all. Impossible to sit through if you are capable of leaving.

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