Review of The Long Goodbye (1973) by Kevin O — 03 Jan 2013
One of my fav Robert Altman pictures. Altman pushes the neo noir genre in a different way by putting the character Philip Marlowe in a 1973 Hollywood world. Elliot Gould plays the famous private eye Marlowe in laid back performance. I love the way how Altman glides and pans the camera with slow zooms, and his famous trademark, overlapping dialogue. Plus you have the "Long Goodbye" theme done perfectly well and in an ironic and humourous way. The plot is way of the wall...How is the Wades, the Lennox's and gangster Marty Augustine all connected? Plus how did Agustine get all his money back? Who sent it to him?
That's the greatness of film noir. You have all these characters who seem to not know each other but are in many ways connected. Well maybe the "The Long Goodbye" isn't a perfect film but it raises great questions and that's good enough.
Note* I can't help it, I just love this movie.
This review of The Long Goodbye (1973) was written by Kevin O on 03 Jan 2013.
The Long Goodbye has generally received very positive reviews.
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