'In A Lonely Place'

Humphrey Bogart's, probably, best film. By far one of the better ones I've seen him in, but I'm not too much of a Bogart fan so I shouldn't really say anything.

What mesmerizes me the most is Bogart's cool. Despite the fact that he's a suspect in a murder investigation, his character always seems like he's one step ahead of everyone else. Like he knew 20 minutes into the film how it would actually end.

This isn't odd for a private investigator or just a cool dude. But Dix is a screenwriter. Probably not the coolest of heads. Most people, more or less screenwriters, wouldn't be so nonchalant about the whole thing.

Then again, maybe this attitude comes from the idea that Dix doesn't care if he's guilty or not. He could get gunned by police or get the death penalty: It never really mae any difference to him. Bogart's Dix was a bit of a fatalist and no girl wants to date a fatalist.