Review of Jigsaw

Jigsaw (1949)
7/10
Very good mystery
6 January 2009
Warning: Spoilers
A printer "commits suicide" though we know its murder, not long after a story appears in the paper about how he was printing material for a hate organization, which may only have been a cover for a corrupt money making scheme. The writer of the newspaper story continues to chase after his leads while his friend, an assistant DA, tries to figure out if it really was murder or suicide. When the reporter ends up dead ( another "suicide") all bets are off and the DA begins to pursue the death of his friend, with murder looking more likely when he gets a visit from a man looking to do him harm. This one blindsided me in that I thought it was going to be an average crime story that I could put on and drift off to sleep, unfortunately for me its an above average little thriller that kept me awake when I was trying to fall asleep. I was ready for sleepy time and instead I had to fight to stay awake to follow some of the twists and turns of the story. While its not the best film ever to wander down the pike it is a solidly good one that's worth the effort to see. An added bonus is the fact that the film appears to have been filmed in and around New York so the locations make it all feel even more real. Worth looking for.
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