▁is ▁able ▁to ▁convey ▁intensity . ▁ ▁A ▁great ▁example ▁that ▁makes ▁this ▁film ▁a ▁film ▁no ir ▁is ▁the ▁po etic ▁language ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁script . ▁Les , ▁our ▁male ▁lead ▁says , ▁“ I ▁once ▁said ▁I ▁couldn ’ t ▁figure ▁you ▁out . ▁I ▁can ▁now . ▁You ’ re ▁not ▁a ▁normal ▁woman . ▁You ’ re ▁not ▁warm . ▁You ’ re ▁cold ▁like ▁ice . ▁Yeah , ▁like ▁ice . ▁Bl onde ▁ice .” ▁A ▁quick ▁firing ▁conversation ▁filled ▁with ▁po etic ▁turn ▁around s , ▁marks ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁a ▁definite ▁film ▁no ir . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁Film ▁critic ▁Dennis ▁Schw art z ▁called ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁" min or ▁film ▁no ir ." ▁ ▁He ▁wrote , ▁" A ▁minor ▁film ▁no ir ▁about ▁a ▁cold - heart ed ▁femme ▁f ata le ▁who ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁not ▁only ▁dece it ▁but ▁of ▁murder . ▁It ' s ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁hard bo iled ▁ne o - no ir ▁films ▁of ▁today . ▁Jack ▁Bern hard ▁direct s ▁a ▁film ▁that ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁Whit ney ▁Ch amb ers ▁story , ▁and ▁allows ▁the ▁story line ▁to ▁remain ▁an ▁odd ity ▁because ▁of ▁how ▁r uth lessly ▁cold ▁and ▁ins ane ▁the ▁femme ▁f ata le ▁character ▁played ▁by ▁Les lie ▁Bro oks ▁is ▁presented ." ▁ ▁Crit ic ▁Gary ▁Johnson ▁discussed ▁the ▁production ▁and ▁the ▁story line ▁in ▁his ▁review , ▁" The ▁acting ▁is ▁merely ▁ade