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By Charles P (1,784) on 05 Jun 2016

The Big Sleep is a hard mystery to follow, yet for viewers who are up to the challenge or even for those who get confused, these gritty thrills…

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By Douglas M (290) on 03 Mar 2016

Few people would argue with the statement that Humphrey Bogart the greatest gossip magazines never really change over the years American actors…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 27 Feb 2016

I don't like your manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad... I grieve over them on long winter evenings…

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By William W (979) on 20 Feb 2016

This continues the incredible run of films Bogie made with now-wife Lauren Bacall. Crackling script ran to perfection by Howard Hawks…

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By Rob S (980) on 06 Feb 2016

Fallida…

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By Adam R (2,773) on 02 Oct 2015

Bogey and Bacall are dynamic together but this plot is totally incomprehensible…

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By Matthew F. J (1,288) on 28 Sep 2015

A classic Film Noir that doesn't make a lot of sense on the story level but display an amazing cast in great shape and delivering lines that…

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By Lee R (434) on 19 Aug 2015

What's wrong with you? Nothing you can't fix…

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By Chuck B (170) on 07 Aug 2015

This movie is a lot like The Maltese Falcon, but I like the banter of Bogart and BeCall even more…

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By Jackie H (83) on 12 Jul 2015

I generally love old flicks, and there were some great sexual-inuendo packed scenes in this one too, but some forced comic relief and under…

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By Elizabeth O (66) on 12 Jul 2015

I generally love old flicks, and there were some great sexual-inuendo packed scenes in this one too, but some forced comic relief and under…

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By Jayakrishnan R (1,070) on 09 Jul 2015

85% Saw this on 10/7/15 Most of the Hollywood films made during the 40s and 50s were extremely predictable and lacked suspense mostly because…

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By Ma'ark T (259) on 16 May 2015

A classic. Great direction, great perfomances, a script and dialogue to die for. Easily my favorite Phillip Marlow mystery…

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By Justin M (1,525) on 07 May 2015

Perhaps the greatest film noir ever made…

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By Rick T (72) on 12 Apr 2015

Only a tick after the Warner Brothers logo and theme song fill the room do the silhouettes of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall appear, trading…

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By David F (1,889) on 24 Feb 2015

Yes, it's confusing, but Bogart and Bacall plus a sleazy post-war Los Angeles atmosphere make this a classic…

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By Thomas B (1,990) on 29 Jan 2015

The noir setting and the brilliant screenplay aid Bogart and Baccall with their brilliant performances is in this under appreciated classic…

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By Jose Luis M (587) on 20 Nov 2014

This continues the incredible run of films Bogie made with now-wife Lauren Bacall. Crackling script ran to perfection by Howard Hawks…

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Review of The Big Sleep (1946)

By James C (2,975) on 10 Oct 2014

This film threw me round a couple of times but considering I was only half watching it I'm not sure 'indecipherable' is the right term to describe…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 12 Aug 2014

Director Howard Hawks’s movie is a film noir touchstone, and features one of Bogart’s best good-man-in-a-tough-spot performances, alongside…

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