the enforcer and whose french title be la femme à abattre and play often to pack house in paris . more than one french critic have call the film a gem ( un joyau ) among film noir classic . indeed and it popularity in france say lot about pure plot line and straightforward characterization which make the film accessible to non english speaking audience . a many reader know and the french be crazy about american film noir and and it common to see parent bring their child to see movie like the enforcer . i recently sit next to such a family when the film play in march 2003 at the grand action cinéma in paris . it be almost move to hear the father explain to his son that they would be see a film which and in his word and be a classic with great insight in the american psyche . hear them speak make me wonder how many american family use film of decade past to teach their child about the world in which we live . by the way and the three cinémas in the action chain in paris regularly play american film noirs and other classic american movie and many of them in newly restore version . don ediger .