International law can be quite ruthless in dealing with contraband being snuck out of a country, especially if it is narcotics. For United States customs agent William Blythe, getting fired and pie-eyed afterwards is the best thing that could happen to him, because he gets in with the head man of a narcotics smuggling ring (played by Howard St. John as if he were some run of the mill businessman), and being reassigned secretly by old boss Jim Backus (excellent in a rare dramatic part) gets his career back on track.
This gets pretty gritty and gets the feeling of details right. The problem (a minor one) is that the dramatic documentary style narration has become such a cliché that this feels somewhat forced. But as a B crime drama (containing a few elements of film noir), this accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do, and the results are perfectly adequate.
This gets pretty gritty and gets the feeling of details right. The problem (a minor one) is that the dramatic documentary style narration has become such a cliché that this feels somewhat forced. But as a B crime drama (containing a few elements of film noir), this accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do, and the results are perfectly adequate.