Review of The Long Goodbye (1973) by Jeremy B — 08 Mar 2009
Yet another great Altman-directed character piece, focusing on the famed detective and his general ambivalence to the proper ways and etiquettes of those around him. This film works not just as an entertaining detective story, with much humor mixed in, but also as a time capsule of the mindset of Americans emerging from the tumult of the 60s, as they look back at the recently extinct heroes of the film noir period.
Gould plays Marlowe with a sardonic devil may car attitude as if he -- the main player in all this drama -- is merely another helpless onlooker too. Highly recommend this film to fans of the genre and of that special epoch of American cinema, the 1970s.
This review of The Long Goodbye (1973) was written by Jeremy B on 08 Mar 2009.
The Long Goodbye has generally received very positive reviews.
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