Labios rojos

A clever female detective teams up with her partner to solve a string of mysterious crimes plaguing the city, using her sharp instincts and fearless attitude to outwit the criminals. As they delve deeper into the case, danger and deception lurk around every corner. This stylish Mexican crime thriller blends noir atmosphere, suspense, and a touch of femme fatale allure.

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  Essentially a light-hearted film, Labios rojos mixes frivolity with film noir to create an amusing but not entirely convincing cocktail. … The chief pleasures of Labios rojos are its stylish, sometimes clever photography and its bird’s nest of double-dealing intrigue. … Ultimately, though, neither the trickiness nor the noirishness are quite enough: Labios rojos may be busy and fleet-footed but it’s too detached to really fly. What’s lacking is that essential Franco ingredient, eroticism, making this a cute but slightly arid version of an idea done much better a few years later in the sexier Sadisterotica and the loopier Kiss Me Monster.