Perhaps no genre has a more distinct and inspiring style than the grim, expressionistic Noir. While the genre had its heyday in the 30's and 40's, Noir has never really gone away. Since the late 1960's there have been countless attempts to duplicate, pay homage to, or outright revive the genre. Some of these are great films, some are merely fun. But for every Chinatown there are a dozen other movies that missed the mark.
Romeo is Bleeding
The early 90's saw films becoming ever more entrenched in postmodern irony. While the likes of Quentin Tarantino were churning out the new grit with cool humor, a few projects tried to turn the era into something darker and more oppressive. That's where terminally uncool movies like Peter Medak's Romeo is Bleeding come in. While Romeo is little more than a hackneyed script backed by an indifferent directorial style, it could just as easily be seen as star Gary Oldman's career in microcosm.
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