Two in the Dark: A forgettable amnesia trip

Is it worth the watch?

Honestly, only if you’ve got a weird itch for 1930s B-movie fluff. If you need a tight, logical script, you’re gonna hate this. If you just like watching people act panicked in old Boston suits while the plot ignores half the questions it asks, you might be fine.

It starts with the classic amnesia trope. Ford Adams wakes up all bloody, which is a bit dramatic even for a rainy Boston night. Who hasn't woken up with a headache? This one just comes with a side of murder charges.

The pacing is… well, it’s fast. Maybe too fast. It feels like the director was trying to beat a bus schedule. One minute we’re meeting Marie Smith, and the next, we’re dodging police in a way that feels like a rehearsal for a stage play. Everything happens in a hurry, which makes the plot holes look even bigger than they are.

There is a moment where a character holds a telephone like it’s a bomb, and it’s genuinely funny. Not 'laugh-out-loud' funny, but the kind of awkward, stiff acting that makes you wonder if they were just winging it. Sometimes the dialogue feels like it’s being read from a teleprompter that’s scrolling way too fast.

I couldn't help but compare the general 'lost soul in a city' vibe to The Alibi. Both movies rely heavily on the idea that if you act nervous enough, the audience will assume you're guilty. It's a cheap trick, but it keeps the momentum going, I guess.

The sets look like they were built out of cardboard and hope. There’s a specific scene in a hotel lobby that felt so empty I thought the production ran out of money for extras. It had that same hollow, stagey feeling I got watching The Opening Night.

The mystery itself? It’s fine. It’s not going to keep you up at night, mostly because you’ll probably forget the culprit's name before the credits even roll. But hey, Walter Abel does his best with the material. He looks like he’s trying to solve the plot holes himself by just frowning harder at the camera.

It’s not a masterpiece, and it’s not even a 'hidden gem.' It’s just... a movie that exists. It’s got that 1936 grit, a lot of shouting, and enough shadows to make you think it’s deeper than it actually is. 🕵️‍♂️

• The blood looks like cheap paint.
• The rain scenes are clearly just a guy with a hose off-camera.
• The ending feels like someone pulled the plug on the projector early.