Kiss Me Deadly

I honestly don't even know where to start with this movie. From the opening credits, to the story, to the ridiculous ending, I was weirded out and completely confused. I honestly have no idea where some characters fit in and why every woman the main character, Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker), seemed to meet would just go up and kiss him. I mean, do people ever really do that? Going off of the unrealistic portion of the film ultimately leads to discussing the ending that I could not have possibly been more surprised by. The mysterious box was opened and unleashed a fiery doom for the characters to either fall into from one ending, and run away from in another. I did not understand how Christina (Cloris Leachman), who Mike picks up randomly, gets possession of this key that opens the box, and that is never explained. It was also not explained, or maybe I didn't catch, why Dr. G.E. Soberin (Albert Dekker) wanted possession of this box, that clearly only destroys. Velda (Maxine Cooper) is the only character that I liked, and truthfully I didn't like her that much. I won't even go into the acting because I really was not impressed by any of it. Gabrielle (Gaby Rodgers) was the creepiest woman I have ever seen so I guess that is an accomplishment considering she's supposed to be a little crazy. Overall, I can safely say I hated this movie. Not because it was in black and white, not because it was old, but because I honestly was not entertained. That is what movies are supposed to do, atleast, that is what good ones are supposed to do.