August 21, 2009
Solid Noir with great dialog
Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley
This adaptation of the Raymond Chandler novel 'Farewell, My Lovely', renamed for the American market to prevent filmgoers mistaking it for a musical (for which Powell was already famous) has private e...( read more
)
DVD Release Date: July 6, 2004
Stats: 163 reviews
Your Rating
Flixster Reviews (163)
-
-
January 24, 2008another tale of the legendary private eye philip marlowe under the whirling pen of raymond chandler, and this time our noir hero is not humprey bogart from "maltese falcon" but the comical dick powell. certainly the endearing noir queen claire trevor seems to be intertwined as th...( read more)
-
January 8, 2008great noir with a lame title. the name of chandler's farewell my lovely was changed to distinguish it from powell's many musical comedies as he tried to segue into drama. he makes a great marlowe with pithy dialogue and wonderful sarcastic voice over too. and i just love clair...( read more)
-
January 6, 2008Dick Powell does a good job his first time up in a dramatic role as Philip Marlowe. Not quite Bogey, but good enough for this example of film noir.
-
October 25, 2007Slightly uneven but pretty damn good.
Dick Powell is not quite a revelation but he's certainly no slouch either as Marlowe. -
-
-
March 3, 2009Adaptation du roman "Farewell, My Lovely" de Raymond Chandler, interprétée avec beaucoup de conviction et ne laissant aucune place à l'ennui. De la première à la dernière minute, l'action déboule à mesure que l'intrigue fait boule de neige et se complexifie.
Les dialogues sont p...( read more) -
February 11, 2009"Murder My Sweet" (1944)
This simple little film noir is one of my favorite detective movies. This time William Powell plays the smart-talking detective, Phillip Marlowe, hired by big Moose Malloy (Mike Mazurki). Moose has got out of prison and has some money saved up and want...( read more) -
December 18, 2008This was Dick Powell's first dramatic role. He did a top-notch job and because of it he was able to do more dramatic roles instead of just his normal comedic roles. A must see for any Philip Marlowe fan or suspense fan.
Critic Reviews
No recent reviews.
Comments
This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "Murder, My Sweet" !
Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
All Rotten Tomatoes content is used under license from Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes, Certified Fresh, and the Tomatometer are the trademarks of Incfusion Corporation, d/b/a Rotten Tomatoes, a subsidiary of IGN Entertainment, Inc.
