The Big Sleep

Saw The Big Sleep, the classic Philip Marlowe noir. It's got Bogey, it's got femmes fatale, it's got tommy guns and rich debutants with drug addictions. It's a marvelous old noir in the classic style. I must admit I didn't follow the knotty, knotty plot as well as I should but I feel the contortions of the plot are secondary to cool of Marlowe and to the general fireworks of wit on display. It's a great film. I don't really have much to say about it however. I just let it sort of wash over me. It contains few stylistic surprises and, since it defines the genre, doesn't contain much genre-breaking postmodern stuff either. A good sharp epitome of noir. A black diamond. These reviews are getting better and better!