Review of The Long Goodbye (1973) by Marc L — 03 Sep 2011
Meet "Rip Van Marlowe." Director Robert Altman ingeniously sticks the 1950's detective prototype into the middle of the seedy 1970's. Far from gimmicky, this is my personal favorite interpretation of the Philip Marlowe character from Raymond Chandler's novels.
The moral dichotomy here between an honest man who wakes up in a betrayed, self-destructive America is fascinating, as is the cinematography (plenty of long takes in gritty footage), the acting, the funny and insightful screenplay, and oh, that ending.
A classic of the New Hollywood era.
This review of The Long Goodbye (1973) was written by Marc L on 03 Sep 2011.
The Long Goodbye has generally received very positive reviews.
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