Review of The Big Sleep

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1946 · Directed by Howard Hawks
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A 2/5 means: Poor. Below the bar. Excessive flaws cast a shadow over what may otherwise be enjoyable or have artistic merit. Not worth rewatching except for comfort or nostalgia. Recommendable only to those with a strong interest in its topic.

By far inferior to that early hallmark of film noir, The Maltese Falcon. Marlowe is too much of a hero in this one, and the plot is needlessly tangled with insufficient payoff.

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