Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

Private Detectives - Movies (28 movies items)

"and ... John Ireland Robert Mitchum as Philip Marlowe "

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- November 2018 (29 movies items)

" FilmStruck- 1hr. 35min. First Viewing Well-made and exceptionally performed, Farewell, My Lovely never quite rises above the level of "respectable". Mitchum was born for noir, his voice transforming ever lesser lines in world-weary classics. The rest of the ensemble, too, fit their roles like a glove. Trouble is, the story never really pops. Relying too heavily on the old school charm inherent in the genre, it forgets to develop it's own distinct identity, content to simply go through the motio"

2019 Diary: April (15 movies items)

" Fascinating, fascinating. Honestly, how to watch Hays Code era noir after this? As a look at where Hollywood was in the 40's and 50's, I suppose- but honestly it was so eye-opening. One of those films where the very presence of black and Asian folks in it was a statement because it shines the light on how the exact same story would have been portrayed if it had been made in the same year it was set. It is a pretty standard detective story, I do wonder if many of Raymond Chandler films will fee"

“Dick Richards hits the noir tradition, a bit late but at leat he could have an excellent Mitchum and introduce Rampling to the darkest sides of life and great secondary characters as Moosey Malloy...” read more

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"My Rating:6/10 "

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