An absolute waste of money

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

A film worth in its own right. Many echo and repeat a supposed "debt" to "Double Indemnity". Is "North By Northwest" a lesser film because of its "debt" to "39 Steps"? Is "Ran" because of its traces of "Kagemusha"? Etc. That's silly. "Pushover" is noir cinema in its own terms: the cop between badge and dough, a subtle femme fatale, a movie beautifully photographed among shadows at night, a dark urban tone, voyeurism (or is it just police duty?), criminal psychology of ambiguous characters, smart lines and great acting. 88 minutes that will get you for sure. Not to mention the anticipation to "Rear Window"!Or if you just want to know why Kim Novak would later perfectly fit in Hitchcock's "Vertigo", just watch it.

I enjoyed this movie, as I think Fred MacMurray is one of our great actors, with a wide range. Comedy to drama. Happy nerd to hardened cop or lower level establishment man. Clearly he is bored with his mission in life in this film and the great Double Indemnity.Possible Spoilers: OK. why a 7 and not an 8? I felt Paul Sheridan's (MacMurry) disgust with his life and his apparent loneliness could have used more development. He falls too easily for Kim Novak's character, even if she is strikingly beautiful. She too easily goes with him the first night they meet. It would be more believable, and more sensual, if there were two meetings at least, to pulse his desire for her. Now, I don't particularly like films where the male star is a little long in the tooth for his paramour.This was common in the 50s and 60s when Male stars of the 30s and 40s were cast with much younger female leads, presumably because of the men's star power. I put forward Bogart,and Bill Holden with Audrey Hepburn (totally unbelievable) in Sabrina, Bogart being 55 and Hepburn 25.Or Rear Window with an older Jimmy Stewart, age 47, and Grace Kelly, 25.With some suspended belief, this is a very enjoyable movie. I love noir.The story lines of noir are simple and pure and the mood dark. I believe this movie pulls it off though it was the waning period of noir: 1954;

This was a pleasant surprise. I'd never heard of this film and gave it a try. It's the classic noir set-up of a plan that goes awry due to unforeseen variables. There are flashes of DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944), as Fred MacMurray and a beautiful woman (this time Kim Novak, in her breakout role) plot to get their hands on some money that isn't theirs, but only if they act their parts right.The movie centers around an all-night police stakeout of Novak's apartment, after her boyfriend robs a bank and takes it on the lam. MacMurray is a cop and figures his inside knowledge of both sides of the investigation should allow him to pull off the proverbial "perfect crime": lifting the loot while delivering the crook.There's some great suspense as things unravel and the 1950s black & white photography is great. There are hints of REAR WINDOW (1954) as the police watch the apartment during the stakeout. Dorothy Malone is adorable as Novak's next-door neighbor, who catches the eye of one of the cops through his binoculars. (It's a sweet romantic plot, not a creepy one.) E.G. Marshall heads a solid supporting cast. A very enjoyable film noir that may go under the radar. Check it out.

Don't read the reviews comparing it to other films before watching it on it's own merits, which are many. A damn fine Noir which isn't beholding to any other.IMDb requires ten lines of text, but instead of impressing you with my opinions, I'll do this:Kim Novak is stunning physically and memorable performance wise.Fred Mc Murray is excellent on the northern-edge of his leading man days.The first 3 minutes are perfect.Really, the first 3 minutes make it worth watching.LA at night, the land that built noir.See it. Trust me.