Review of The Thin Man (1934) by Dave A — 25 Jun 2015
From the start, The Thin Man falls a little flat by being direct and straight-forward. The novel is a great story that unravels so slowly and smoothly, it's almost hard to notice that it's a murder mystery.
William Powell and Myrna Loy are aces as Nick and Nora; there's not enough Nick and Nora. The film focuses on the Wynants, setting them up, instead of unraveling them like the layers of an onion as in the novel.
A novel is always better than the film of the novel. That's true of The Thin Man. Still a fun film, just not as much fun as the novel.
This review of The Thin Man (1934) was written by Dave A on 25 Jun 2015.
The Thin Man has generally received very positive reviews.
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