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Murder, My Sweet (1944) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Murder, My Sweet (1944) a score of 3.0550 out of 4

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Boxoffice Magazine

Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley, Otto Kruger. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Written by John Paxton from the Raymond Chandler novel. Produced by Adrian Scott. Released by Warner Home Video. 1945. 95 minutes. Not rated. Features: Trailer, ...read the complete Murder movie review at Boxoffice Magazine

Movie Mirror (Sanderson Beck)

Based on Raymond Chandler's novel, a detective is hired to find a woman, is present at a murder, and investigates a blackmail plot. Blindfolded Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) is interrogated by police and tells the story. Moose Malloy (Mike Mazurki) ...read the complete Murder movie review at Movie Mirror (Sanderson Beck)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Raymond Chandler's gritty novel Farewell, My Lovely about hidden evil, betrayal, and deception previously served as material for George Sanders in The Falcon Takes Over (1942). Edward Dmytryk's fine, uncompromising adaption of this key film noir ...read the complete Murder movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)

"Boxing Wednesdays. Wrestling on Fridays." It's fight night at Paradise City, the low-rent, small-town sweatbox in Robert Wise's underappreciated 1949 palooka gem The Set-Up, one of five sterling noirs collected from Warner Brothers' vault for a box set ...read the complete Murder movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)

At-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

Slant 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

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)

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)

Doug 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

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)

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)

MediaScreen.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

DVD 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

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)

DVDBeaver.com (Jarkko Pienimäki)

aka "Farewell My Lovely" or "HyvÃ¤sti kaunokaiseni" or "Crime vient Ã 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)

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)

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