Inspired by classic noir, 'Dead on Arrival' is aggressively uninspired
“Dead on Arrival,†a crime-thriller inspired by the 1949 film noir classic “D.O.A.†(remade by Touchstone with Dennis Quaid in 1988), although not quite a corpse of a movie, contains nowhere near the vitality and urgency it needs to justify its existence. This is especially true given the story’s...
L.A. Times - Entertainment — “Dead on Arrival,†a crime-thriller inspired by the 1949 film noir classic “D.O.A.†(remade by Touchstone with Dennis Quaid in 1988), although not... more info