Review of The Big Sleep (1946) by Lucas Q — 10 Jul 2008
Film-Noir in some of its finest moments, this Howard Hawks take on the genre has his usual panache for the quick-witted dialog as well as the genre?s dark atmosphere and elongated shadows. Bogart plays the lead role of detective Philip Marlowe who is running around trying to keep the youngest daughter of rich dying General Sternwood in line by finding out how far down the rabbit hole she is.
Along the way the body count keeps piling up and things steam up for the older sister and Marlowe, a kind of love hate relationship as it were. And were Bogart and Bacall are concerned it?s the stuff of legends when they are trading lines.
What?s interesting about this film in comparison to Bogart?s other role in the Maltese Falcon is that he is not nearly as in control as he was in the film, but still as bull headed and cocky. Course this film stands out to me as a great one for being a premiere film-noir and mystery with legendary performances.
This review of The Big Sleep (1946) was written by Lucas Q on 10 Jul 2008.
The Big Sleep has generally received very positive reviews.
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