Change Your Image
Dale C.
IMDb member since July 1999
Reviews
Narcotic (1933)
unrealistic, but interesting example of exploitation genre
1 December 1999 - 5 out of 11 users found this review helpful.
From the obviously Caucasian 'Chinaman' who introduces opium to the protagonist, to the patently absurd narcotics party scene, this film makes little attempt at realism, belying its claim that it accurately depicts the scourge of heroin addiction. Disguised as a public service type of message, it instead seeks to titillate the viewer, and is in this sense exploitive, prurient for its day, and intellectually dishonest.
Nice background music, though, including passages from Wagner's Gatterdammerung and Schubert's Unfinished Symphony.
See more▼See less▲