I titled this with a quote, and there are many such lines throughout; this somehow manages to be a bleak noir with almost Shakespearean overtones, inky black shadows, completely dark in places but shining with memorable silhouettes and unique scenes seen nowhere else. It blends the mundane with the profound in such a skillful way that there is no seam between the two. It packs into its running time the amount a TV series might pack into a full season in terms of dramatic events and turns of event. The cinematography recalls classical painting here and there at a time when the most gruesome exchanges and terrible things are happening. There are reversals and reversals of reversals - but without becoming convoluted. This is a battle of wills between men and equally a battle of women - and of justice - so exquisitely weaving the personal with the universal. And what of the plot - no spoilers but the Big Combo is a criminal organisation swimming in cash while the investigations of the police deplete their budget with zero arrests to show for it - such is the untouchable mastermind at the centre of it. There are moving scenes - and truly shocking scenes - as well as scenes of intelligently scripted moments of intimacy - plus shootouts - all you need - a noir top 10 movie for sure.