Gumshoe

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Jack S So-so send-up of American private-eye films is perhaps a little too whimsically inclined. The dialogue is pretty good and the humor works some of the time (for example, it's a fun idea that Finney is an aspiring stand-up comedian when not on the case), but although the cast/crew try hard to make it all work, it doesn't always succeed. Finney is quite good—I only wish it were a more compelling criminal case that he was investigating! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/24 Full Review nick s The protagonist mimicking a film noir detective was an interesting quirk, but it was also a bit distracting in the serious moments. The camera work was a little claustrophobic... perhaps they were trying to create a studio feel? All up I started to find the movie a bit of a slog. A few good lines in there though. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Audience Member The Atlantis Bookshop is an esoteric bookshop that's been the center of London's occult scene since it opened in 1921. It's where the "Father of Wicca" Gerald Gardner attended meetings of The Order of the Hidden Masters and the shop even published his first book. It continues to be a nexus point for magic users and is featured prominently in Gumshoe, a movie that has some magic of its own as Eddie Ginley (Albert Finney) dreams of escaping his bingo hall reality and becoming a detective like in the books he reads. When he places an ad for his detective services as a birthday joke, he discovers himself in the middle of an actual case that may involve his family. Featuring the first music score for a film by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Gumshoe‘s drug scenes kept it from being released on video until 2009. It was the debut film of director Stephen Frears (The Grifters, Dangerous Liaisons, High Fidelity) and was written by Neville Smith, who also plays Arthur in this movie. There was a big revival of hard boiled detective films and film noir at the start of the 70s and this film does a great job of showing how one man can become lost in the dream of what it would be like to live in their world. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Stephen Frears feature debut is a real humdinger as Bingo caller comedian Albert Finney lives in a world of private eyes when he suddenly becomes involved in a real case. Lovely pastiche of classic film noir with Finney excelling in the lead . Fears would work in TV until the 80s before going back to the big screen and as usual he delivers the goods showing again how underrated he is as a director. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/19 Full Review Audience Member Albert Finney is in his usual top form in Stephen Frears's devilishly comic directorial debut. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review william s Wanted to be funny and interesting....should have just picked interesting. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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