neo-noir crime

Blood Simple is a American neo-noir crime film written, edited, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.

noir

On one level, Blood Simple comes across as a fairly standard small town film noir.

crime thriller

Blood Simple is a 1984 crime thriller film directed by Joel Coen.

thriller

In general, I would say that Blood Simple is a riveting thriller with themes that are as murky as the shadows in which these deadly characters lurk.

a 1984 crime-thriller film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen

“Blood Simple” is a 1984 crime-thriller film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.

neo noir thriller

From Da Sweet Blood's beautiful opening chiaroscuro to the catchy harmony of The Four Tops ‘Same Old Song’, Blood Simple is an unparalleled neo noir thriller, and a classic Coen Brothers work through and through.

film noir

Blending elements from pulp fiction and low-budget horror flicks, Blood Simple reinvented the film noir for a new generation, marking the arrival of a filmmaking.

a neo-noir crime thriller that has all early the hallmarks of what made the directors so successful

Marking a number of firsts — including being the first feature film performance from Frances McDormand and the directorial debut of the Coen brothers — 'Blood Simple' is a neo-noir crime thriller that has all early the hallmarks of what made the directors so successful.

a classic of neo-noir, full of visual economy and artful storytelling

Blood Simple, the Coen brothers' first film, is a classic of neo-noir, full of visual economy and artful storytelling.

a noir thriller about a bartender who starts an affair with Rear Window's boss's wife only for his boss's wife to end in gunshot and bloodshed – quite literally a tense affair from start to finish

Blood Simple is a noir thriller about a bartender who starts an affair with Rear Window's boss's wife only for his boss's wife to end in gunshot and bloodshed – quite literally a tense affair from start to finish.

a masterful piece of neo-noir filmmaking that marked the directorial debut of Joel and Ethan Coen

Blood Simple is a masterful piece of neo-noir filmmaking that marked the directorial debut of Joel and Ethan Coen.

a sticky little Texas-set neo-noir

Blood Simple is a sticky little Texas-set neo-noir.

a nice little dramatic thriller with some decent moments

, Blood Simple is a nice little dramatic thriller with some decent moments.

a startling exercise in crime noir that, at times, passes as full-blown psychological horror

Co-written by both brothers and directed by Joel, Blood Simple is a startling exercise in crime noir that, at times, passes as full-blown psychological horror.

by Joel and

Co-written by both brothers and directed by Joel, Blood Simple is a startling exercise in crime noir that, at times, passes as full-blown psychological horror.

a dramatic thriller

Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, Blood Simple is a dramatic thriller.

crime drama

Directed by Joel and co-written with Joel's brother Ethan, Blood Simple is a crime drama with a deliciously black angle.

a peculiar blend of film noir, horror and even a little dark comedy

Blood Simple is, like many Coen films, a peculiar blend of film noir, horror and even a little dark comedy.

the fantastic neo-noir that announced the arrival of the Coen brothers as a fantastic talent to keep an eye on

Blood Simple is the fantastic neo-noir that announced the arrival of the Coen brothers as a fantastic talent to keep an eye on.

a superlative and economical suspense noir, a film that is witty, humourous and scary,

Blood Simple' is a superlative and economical suspense noir, a film that is witty, humourous and scary, and with a film 's devious twists a film 's one that rewards with repeated viewings.