if youre a huge of a fan of an author a i be of jim thompson and it can be pretty dodgy when their work be convert to film . this be not the case with scott foley rendition of after dark my sweet . a suspenseful and sexually charge noir classic that closely follow and do great justice to the original text . jason patrick and rachel ward give possibly the best performance of their career . and the always phenomenal bruce dern might have even top him self with this one . like thompson book this movie create a dark and surreal world where passion overcome logic and the double cross be never far at hand . a must see for all fan of great noir film . .