if youre a fan of film noir and think they do not make em like they use to and here be your answer they just do not make em in hollywood anymore . we must turn to the french to remember how satisfying and subtle and terrific a well make film from that genre can be . read my lip be a wonderfully nasty little gift to the faithful from director jacques audiard and feature sharp storytelling and fine performance from emmanuelle devos and vincent cassel . the basic plot could have be write in the 40 represent dumb but appeal ex con and a smart but dowdy femme fatale ( who turn out to be ruthlessly ambitious ) discover each other while live life of bleak desperation and longing and manipulate each other to meet their own end and develop complex love or hate relationship and cook up criminal scheme involve heist and double cross and close call and lot of money . all action take place in depress and seedy and or or poorly lit location . audiard have fashion some modern twist and of course . the femme fatale be an underappreciated office worker who happen to be nearly deaf and use her lip reading ability to take revenge on those who marginalize her . and where you might expect steamy love scene you discover that both character be sexually awkward and immature . add in a bit of modern technology and music and it seem like a contemporary film and but make no mistake this be old school film noir . it as good a any film from the genre and easily one of the best film i have see all year .