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Film Noir<\/em><\/a> is a uniquely American product, but its influences over the decades have stretched far beyond Yankee borders – in fact, you can feel its resonance across the Atlantic, where the French coined the term and designated the genre in the early ’50s. Neighboring Britain is no stranger to the Dark World of gangsters, femme fatales, double crosses, witty repartee and mysterious murder. JACK SAYS<\/em><\/a> , the middle chapter of a tantalizing trilogy of torment, treachery and trouble, is a modern but faithful update on the familiar noir tradition. This installment focuses on our hero’s amnesiac oddyssey from the misty alleys of London to the dangerous streets of Paris after waking up beside a bloody corpse, and features rising UK star Simon Phillips, who perfectly embodies the character’s complex blend of likable regular guy, unwitting fall guy, unfortunate dupe, reluctant romantic and ultimately two-fisted hero – the classical film noir anti-hero.<\/p>\n Will the Thrill<\/em>: Jack Says<\/em><\/a> seems to be a conscious tribute to classic American film noir, as well as vintage UK crime hits like Get Carter<\/em><\/a>. How aware were you of these influences during filming?<\/p>\n SP<\/em>: Jack Says<\/em> was a big melting pot of ideas and pre-existing cinematic influences in which we tried to pay alot of homage to the old noir films and charcaters of cult classics. The writing and performances by all actors were steered by films such as Pulp Fiction<\/a><\/em>, Double Indemnity <\/em><\/a>and Brick