Review of Murder, My Sweet (1944) by Dan B — 27 Dec 2010
Raymond Chandler's influence on private detective fiction was such that his style and the genre as a whole essentially became one and the same. And so it is that films like this now feel very familiar, having been done and redone and spoofed over the years.
But go back to 1944 and this is an excellent piece of film noir. The first-person narrative works well, far better than many imitators have done since, and the cast is strong and well-suited to this type of film.
Most praise should go to Edward Dmytryk, who produced a very well-crafted piece of work here. I thought the sequences where Marlowe is knocked out and drugged up worked particularly well.
This review of Murder, My Sweet (1944) was written by Dan B on 27 Dec 2010.
Murder, My Sweet has generally received very positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
