Double Indemnity Analysis

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Going into the film Double Indemnity I honestly cannot say I had high expectations; That being said, to my own surprise, I actually did personally enjoy this movie. While not anything particularly spectacular in relation to modern day films, Double Indemnity carried a unique charm that persisted throughout the whole movie that had me loving it.
Of all the the characters throughout the show I was particularly impressed by the actors playing both Keyes,Lola and Mr. Norton who I believe did an excellent job in portraying their characters through their mannerisms, tone, and speech.The emotion, or lack thereof that these actors put into their characters throughout was very thorough and well done. There are many examples of this for example when

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