Trouble Is My Business (2018)

Awards
- 12 wins & 12 nominations total

This has a number of pluses, and some serious minuses

If you are looking for Bogie, this is not it. As many have said, the dialogue and the acting is not exactly Oscar material. Still, the performances are solid, occasionally funny, and follows the threads and form of a true Noir.

There are moments when you cannot help but smile at the dialog (or think to yourself - did the screenwriter ever read a Hammett, or Chandler, or heck even Spillane) and chuckle at the acting, but it does draw one into the story, which is sold. You might see some of it coming, and there are lots of clues, but a couple of the twists were well done indeed.

For not having a studio behind it, it is worth an afternoon watch when there is nothing else on TV. Could it be better? Sure, but it could be a lot worse and production quality is as good as any of the B-rolls they released during the classic noir period.

7fallon-dennis

Fun indie potboiler

Don't listen to the trolls. There's plenty of fun to be had in this indie whodunnit. Equal parts Roger Corman, Columbo, and Raymond Chandler with all the fixings. Noir fans will have a good time. If you're looking for big budget slick production, then sure, it's a little scrappy. But I've seen movies with way bigger budgets be way less fun. There's a bit of camp and CGI sheen to the whole thing that actually gives it this dreamy, hypnotic tone. There's a nod and a wink quality to this whole film. The creators clearly know the tropes and enjoy playing with them. This is a loving, low budget homage to a forgotten genre that's actually a blast. Pour yourself a glass of non-wine like in the movie and have a good time.

6MBsMidnightGeeks

An intriguing and fun noir homage

Trouble is my Business is an intriguing thriller set in 1947 as PI Roland Drake gets drawn into the mysterious Montemar family's secrets, following meetings with two Montemar sisters, with some Russians and archaeology thrown in to the intriguing mix.

There are a few suspects to the crimes, with some clues a bit on the nose but I really enjoyed it. It's a fun homage to noir cinema, the makers obviously have a lot of love for this genre. I watched it in black and white which I think suits it better.

6carlosmdasilva

They forgot to say it was a comedy also!

Genres: Action , Adventure , Crime , Mystery , Thriller, should have added comedy. I like some of the graphics they used was simple but nice on the eyes

peterpasquale

Dont believe the 1 star bots

This movie is awesome. It was filmed on a shoestring and you won't notice. There are plot twists and suprised and you will love it

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Trivia
The film is made as a genre thriller for the same reasons that studios made film noir in the 1940's and 1950's but with an updated spin on the twisted character traits and style of classic hard-boiled literature, pulps and film noir. The director, Thomas Konkle, wanted to make something that was a homage to the films Out of The Past, The Big Combo and The Maltese Falcon in the same way that Raiders of the Lost Ark was a nod to the serials that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg enjoyed. The director of Trouble has studied filmmaking and acting and used his technical abilities and understanding of what actors needed to give their best to make much of what he had to work with in the production. All visual effects were done in house at Lumen Actus.