Rarely have I been as morbidly fascinated by anything on screen as by The Big Knife.

A Clifford Odets theatrical piece morphs into a Hollywood-insider movie, and while the staginess remains, it actually suits this claustrophobic story.

Its critique of the Hollywood's studio system is as sharp as a knife. [Full review in Spanish]

Overwrought and arty though it is in its less beguiling moments, this is an interesting melodrama...