Murder, My Sweet

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David K @RT61474040 Nov 26 Iconic characters with Claire Trevor showing chops unlike any before (and, she has a pretty sterling career). See more Kyle M @RT77296778 Sep 29 Where does this stand amongst the film noir genre? Pretty basic routine with a formulaic mystery and secondary deliverance of melodramatic romance, upheld by Dick Powell’s equally leveled performance and executing an elegant script makes this entertainingly decent enough. (B) See more Alec B @Alec97 May 8 One of the most pure noirs. Its everything you expect (shadows, wise cracks, femme fatales, endless twists, etc.) and is always great fun. Also, so many beautiful interior designs. See more Paul G @RT67423558 Apr 10 It's watchable but I didn't find the story the easy to follow and the language at times is very old-fashioned. Note, I have read the book and really like the authors writing but this did not work so well for me. Aside from that, Dirk Bogard is very hard to beat as Philip Marlow. See more Jay A @RT11233852 01/23/2024 The movie is a great adaptation of Chandler's novel, given that it was made in the studio system of 1944 which always needed a romance connection, and a hopeful ending to any film being made under the Hayes Office strictures. Dick Powell, in a career-shifting move manages to move successfully away for the romantic comedy musicals he was branded for and into an actor seen as a tough-guy. Still a great film-noir success. See more JJJJJJ J @RT10868636 11/29/2023 Overly cliche noir that is held together by it's quick pace and avant garde dream sequence. It just follows so much of the noir genre to a tee never sticking itself out to do anything special while never really investing in or developing much of what is needed to make much of the basic noir theme's work. It just comes across as a mis-mash of ideas. As a whodunit though the film is still engaging enough, it moves quickly so as an audience member you are always trying to piece everything together while really never having the time the adequate time to put the pieces together. From a cinemagraphic standpoint there was one standout sequence in which the character is drug very reminiscent of vertigo in my mind makes this film worth the watch imo. Overall I think it is a good watch for hardcore film fans just for that scene. For the general viewer or even noir fan it is probably a skip. See more Read all reviews

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