Question, What are your thoughts on The Long Goodbye?
I am a big fan of classical film noir (such as Double Indemnity, The Big Sleep, The Glass Key, Sunset Boulevard), but I must admit, other than Blade Runner & Blue Velvet, I haven't seen a whole lot of film noir in the 70s to present.
I've heard good things on The Long Goodbye in that it is a good film and Elliot Gould is great in it. But I also heard that Altman's The Long Goodbye is a deconstruction of subversion of the film noir genre and that his version of Philip Marlowe is different than what other actors brought to the table (in that his Marlowe is portrayed as a more or less a loser and that the film takes place during that time). I am curious in this film and I am just wondering if it is worth watching.
So, What are your thoughts on The Long Goodbye and do you think it is a good film?
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