Marlowe

2023

1h 49m

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5.7/10

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Private detective Philip Marlowe becomes embroiled in an investigation involving a wealthy Californian family after a beautiful blonde hires him to track down her former lover.

Directors

Neil Jordan

Writers

John Banville(novel by)

Raymond Chandler(characters by)

William Monahan(screenplay by)

Stars

Liam Neeson

Diane Kruger

Jessica Lange

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Philip Marlowe

Clare Cavendish

Dorothy Quincannon

Floyd Hanson

Lou Hendricks

Joe Green

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Cedric

Lynn Peterson

Richard Cavendish

Bernie Ohls

Nico Peterson

Amanda Toxteth

Hilda

Old Man

O'Reilly, the Ambassador

Roberto Peralta

Gomez

J.M. Maciá

Lopez

Michael Garvey

Pat the Bartender

Directors

Neil Jordan

Writers

John Banville(novel by)

Raymond Chandler(characters by)

William Monahan(screenplay by)

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I have watched a few movies based on Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, and I can’t say that any of them dazzled me, even though they were usually played by actors I liked. This version struck me the same way. I really like Liam Neeson and feel that he has elevated a few B quality movies I have seen him in. But either he couldn’t or wasn’t allowed to work similar magic here. The characters don’t mumble exactly, but the overall effect to me is that they might as well have been. The dialogue isn’t exactly electric and they seem to deliver them rather matter of factly. When Marlow beats up a few guys and says, “I am getting too old for this,” it comes out sounding like the tired cliche it is rather than a heartfelt observation by a jaded private eye. So I can’t help but label this as a missed opportunity; I mean, it’s Liam Neeson for goodness sake. Write the man some better lines and action sequences.

narrator5615 May, 2023