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Movie critics combined give Murder, My Sweet (1944) a score of 3.0550 out of 4
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Murder, My Sweet (1944) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for At-A-Glance Film ReviewsAt-A-Glance Film Reviews
I was a little nervous about Dick Powell, a star traditionally associated with light comedies and musicals, playing the role of Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe in this film version of Farewell, My Lovely. But my fears were ...read the complete Murder movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews
Murder, My Sweet (1944) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Slant Magazine - DVD ReviewSlant Magazine - DVD Review
According to the commentary track included on Warner Brothers' new Film Noir Collection release of Murder, My Sweet, inimitable pulp novelist Raymond Chandler crocheted the busy, multiple levels of narrative for Farewell, My Lovely (the original title) ...read the complete Murder movie review at Slant Magazine - DVD Review
Murder, My Sweet (1944) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Doug Pratt's Laserdisc ReviewDoug Pratt's Laserdisc Review
The black-and-white picture looks pretty good, and in most scenes it is spotless, with only a few others looking faintly grainy or exhibiting other mild wear marks. However intentional, the 1944 film's own expressionistic hazes which are employed when ...read the complete Murder movie review at Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review
Murder, My Sweet (1944) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Dick Powell plays Raymond Chandler's private eye Philip Marlowe in this second big-screen adaptation of Chandler's hard-boiled novel Farewell, My Lovely. Since Powell was best known as a song and-dance man in classic films like 42nd Street, RKO decided ...read the complete Murder movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Murder, My Sweet (1944) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Dick Powell stars as Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe in this oft-considered-classic film noir, based on Chandler's Farewell, My Lovely. Unfortunately, too many arbitrary plot twists and turns serve merely to complicate matters without much reason. ...read the complete Murder movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Murder, My Sweet (1944) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for digitallyOBSESSED.com (David Krauss)digitallyOBSESSED.com (David Krauss)
When you think of Philip Marlowe, author Raymond Chandler's hardboiled, wisecracking private eye, such grizzled Hollywood tough guys as Humphrey Bogart and Robert Mitchum spring to mind. But one of the finest characterizations of Marlowe (and reportedly ...read the complete Murder movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (David Krauss)
Murder, My Sweet (1944) scores a combined 2.82 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (John J. Puccio)DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
Any way you look at it, 1944 was a great year for fans of Raymond Chandler and film noir. Two movies were made that year featuring Chandler's private eye, Philip Marlowe, one from Warner Brothers, "The Big Sleep," with Humphrey Bogart in the title role ...read the complete Murder movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
Murder, My Sweet (1944) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for MediaScreen.comMediaScreen.com
Interesting choice of career change for Dick Powell. After establishing himself as the lighthearted lothario of 1930s Busby Berkeley musicals at Warner Brothers, the crooner sidestepped his squeaky clean, boy-next-door image entirely with a string of ...read the complete Murder movie review at MediaScreen.com
Murder, My Sweet (1944) scores a combined 2.66 out of 4 stars for DVD VerdictDVD Verdict
"'Okay Marlowe,' I said to myself. 'You're a tough guy. You've been sapped twice, choked, beaten silly with a gun, shot in the arm until you're crazy as a couple of waltzing mice. ...read the complete Murder movie review at DVD Verdict
Murder, My Sweet (1944) scores a combined 2.64 out of 4 stars for DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
The only thing really against this vision of Raymond Chandler is the fact that every parody of hardboiled private eyes uses it as a model. The hero has a smart rejoinder for every line and is constantly expressing his deadpan amusement at the corruption ...read the complete Murder movie review at DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
Murder, My Sweet (1944) scores a combined 2.53 out of 4 stars for Edinburgh U Film Society (Alison Dalzell)Edinburgh U Film Society (Alison Dalzell)
Forget Humphrey Bogart, forget Robert Mitchum, Dick Powell really is Raymond Chandler's gritty, sharp-tongued detective, Phillip Marlowe. This is perhaps surprising considering that he was better known up to this point for playing the juvenile lead in ...read the complete Murder movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Alison Dalzell)
Murder, My Sweet (1944) scores a combined 2.53 out of 4 stars for DVDBeaver.com (Jarkko Pienimäki)DVDBeaver.com (Jarkko Pienimäki)
aka "Farewell My Lovely" or "Hyvästi kaunokaiseni" or "Crime vient à la fin, Le" or "Ombra del passato, L'" ) directed by Edward Dmytryk USA 1944 His name is Phillip Marlowe, and for the right price he'll follow an unfaithful husband, ...read the complete Murder movie review at DVDBeaver.com (Jarkko Pienimäki)
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