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The Naked City - Review

I'm not quite sure why this film is considered a "noir" by many, as this is a more or less by-the-book police procedural enhanced with some vaguely experimental flourishes. It might have felt rather innovative at its time with its documentary-/city symphony-style introduction and voiceover narration, the latter unfortunately feeling increasingly pointless as the film progresses. The highlight here is clearly the frantic, almost hitchcockian finale.