Review of Decoy

Decoy (1946)
6/10
"Don't let that pretty face go to your head"
12 January 2023
Pretty isn't as pretty does. Margot is a ruthless, ice veined femme fatale and deadlier than the male. She seems to enjoy killing more than the money she craves. She is a delight to watch.

Who knew methylene blue could bring someone back from the dead? I saw it happen, so it must be true. Even the corpse was shocked. He had to light a match to believe it. "I'm alive!"

This film is so strangely mesmerizing you almost forget how ludicrous plot trick it relies on. It is a glossier and more expensive "Detour."

It is a shame Jean Gillie passed away so young. Who knows how her career could have turned out.
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