Review of The Long Goodbye (1973) by Dave J — 07 Mar 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012.
(1973) The Long Goodbye.
THRILLER.
People who're familiar with director Robert Altman of MASH, Nashville and Wicker Park will like this film, who's also known for creating 'nuances' attempting to do a Phillip Marlowe movie which is the opposite of what one could see from "The Big Sleep" or other film noirs similar to it! Elliot Gould in the title role and story taken from a Raymond Chandler novel which centers on Private eye Philip Marlowe's best friend asking him to drive to a long resort town down in Mexico. The next day, police enter into his place and then arrest Marlowe for a trivial charge since he didn't want to cooperate with authorities about his best friends whereabouts since he left his car into his garage. After confining him in the police station for three days, they let him go telling him that they finally located the person they were looking for, telling him that he's dead as an apparent suicide and that the reason they wanted to question him was because oif his wife who was found dead suspecting his best friend to be the culprit! They're a few twists that occur, but like Altman picures they also consist some nuances such as the popular author who couldn't write anymore and his cat who only eats a specific brand of food, for instance! Actor Arnold Swartzenegger has a small appearence as one of the goons as well as David Carridine who was uncredited as a hip-talking anti-establishment inmate!
2.5 out of 4.
This review of The Long Goodbye (1973) was written by Dave J on 07 Mar 2012.
The Long Goodbye has generally received very positive reviews.
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