Lizabeth Scott

"Fan's of the original 'Get Carter' be forwarned. 'Pulp' may have reteamed star Michael Caine and director Mike Hodges but lightning has not struck twice here. The story, when not incoherent, meanders and Hodges' stabs at dark comedy crash down with a resounding thud. Even at an an economical 95 minutes the film seems to drag. Lone redeeming qualities here are the ever charismatic Caine and an all too abreviated appearance by Mickey Rooney as an exiled film star."

"For the price, image should have put out a better quality print than what was used in this disc. You can see this same print on a dvd called 'film noir triple feature vol. 1'. This film has an alternate title of 'killer bait' which is available as a better quality print in a 6 disc set called '5 film noir killer classics'. I'm so glad that i was able to rent this disc through the mail first. The movie is good as far as content goes. I think i'll pass on this transfer of it, though."

"I am not going to write about the movie itself. It's a film noir classic. What I would like to comment on is this absolutely shameful DVD release by Image. They have used one of the worst public domain copies, without a hint of restoration and charge over $20 for this. It's a robbery! The only redeaming quality of this release are great but short documentaries by Eddie Muleer. The best print of Too Late for Tears (aka. Killer Bait) that I have seen so far is included in the terrific 5 Film Noir Killer Classics 6-DVD set (where one entire DVD is entirely devoted to great special features) and it costs less than this turkey. "

"Call me an old romantic but there's something GREAT about B&W movies where megagorgeous girls say to ordinary guys things like 'Go ahead and slap me; I had it coming!'"