Jim,
The following paragraph from the review you pointed to sums
things up pretty well the diverse reaction to this
film:
"If you don't go in expecting Chandler or a straight
detective yarn, you may well fall madly in love with this
oddball Long Goodbye. Not Altman's "best" or most ambitiously
original work, but definitely my favorite."
A corollary to this statement I guess would be if you go in
expecting Chandler you may well madly hate this film...
Like Terrill, I don't necessary take Altman thinking of
Marlowe as a loser as a negative or an indication that Altman
was trying to disparage Chandler's work. Hell, Rockford
Files, which I always saw as the heir apparent to Marlowe,
had Jimbo pretty much as a loser also, but in a sympathetic
way, somewhat endearing way.
--Dave
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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "jimdohertyjr"
<jimdohertyjr@...> wrote:
>
> Sorry about that. I forgot the "http://" part that
makes it an
actual
> link. It should be:
>
> http://www.moviejustice.com/vault/index.php?
> p=getitem&db_id=4&item_id=543
>
> JIM DOHERTY
>
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