Jason Still’s review published on Letterboxd:
Classic noir, with Welles' charismatic narration taking us through his drifter of a seahand's rise, fall and the requisite unfortunate decisions in between...
...it's a great set-up, taking its time to establish who's who, with some cracking cinematography including a memorable finale in a hall of mirrors - metaphors eh? - but, for me, it's let down by an oddly comical trial that undoes ALL the tension...
...I can see why it's considered a genre staple - but that tonal third act shift took me right out of the story; I'm guessing those legendary missing 70-odd minutes might well have helped keep me in it.
