Driven almost entirely by dialogue, full of Mankiewiczian wit, a portrayal of power struggle between the creative and the institutional. Is the lovable loser really a lost genius or is he just beating on a dead horse?
There she was, walking right into the dark, and be at peace with it. That's the best scene, along with Pitt taking the pistol for it. Dungeons snakes and alligators oh that's a whole new level.