Farewell, My Lovely

directed by Dick Richards
Category: "Suspense"
Year of Release:1975
Date Added:03/22/2020
Date Watched:03/22/2020
Description:P.I. Phillip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) is hired by Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma who he hasn't seen since he went to prison seven years ago. Marlowe begins searching, but every time he finds a lead, the person giving him the information dies. He and Moose finally track down Velma on a gambling boat. She's no longer a cheap showgirl—she's the wife of a millionaire and she wants no part of Moose. She shoots him, then tries to shoot Marlowe who gets her first.
My Rating:5

Reviews for Farewell, My Lovely

Review - Farewell, My Lovely

Mitchum takes his portrayal of Marlowe as a world-weary detective to extremes, playing him as half asleep the entire time. I know this was hard-boiled detective stuff, but there was nobody in the movie to even begin rooting for, including a seedy, worn-out Marlowe.

Reviewed by Roger on 2020-03-22 20:21:43

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