There's
nothing worse than a soft-boiled noir. Splashes of '30s era style and tame
blues music contain wobbly Gabriel Mann ("Mad Men") as New Orleansesque child of privilege
and club owner Chaz Davenport. Associates are turning up dead and Chaz is
having money problems when he auditions and hires Madelaine (Izabella Miko), a
beautiful new singer to compete with his girlfriend/chanteuse Crystal (Bijou
Phillips). Based on Rachel Samuels' stage play, "Dark Streets" is a disappointing
film that only manages to entertain during some of its musical set pieces.
Elias Koteas is squandered as a menacing police detective. Dashiell Hammett
this is not.
(Samuel Goldwyn Films) Rated R. 85
mins. (D+) (One Star)
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