like many of you i be a great fan of the real thing the 1940s noir film but red rock west be a real treat for all of u long for the past . the term neo noir have be so often use inappropriately in the last ten year that it have lose it meaning and it impact . john dahl film on the other hand and truly deserve to be describe a such . the casting be perfect all around and would have felt right at home with tay garnett or jacques tourneur . the plot be so tight that you be hook within the first fifteen minute . james m. cain would have appreciate it . many contemporary film leave me wonder why they do not make them like they use to and and i be not even that old . movie such a red rock west give u hope for the future while pay tribute to the past .