Development of the characters makes Tay Garnett's direction seem slowly paced during first part of the picture, but this establishment was necessary to give the speed and punch to the uncompromising evil that transpires.

The Postman Always Rings Twice deserves its status as a film classic. It’s also a striking case study of how Code-era Hollywood sanitized and scrubbed potentially anti-racist messaging.

[I]t’s the glossiest film noir ever made and director Tay Garnett and cinematographer Sidney Wagner bring a soft focus glamor to the rural setting and rustic roadhouse.

You sympathize with this unfortunate couple -- although they're murderers. That's why The Postman is a greater picture than Mr. Cain's previous hit, Double Indemnity.