MARLOWE is a curious case of contemporizing a '40s hard-boiled icon into '60s mod style (hotel rooms are pads, cops are fuzz, you get the gist). Some of it works, some doesn't. The story's nothing special, but the casting is the movie's real sales pitch. William Daniels and Carroll O'Connor are highlights, and Bruce Lee's bit part makes a novel entrance from out of nowhere. Let's not forget the gorgeous Rita Moreno.
It's James Garner who ably carries the movie on his shoulders, and turns out to be a great Philip Marlowe. He can play tough, he's at ease with the wisecracks, and fits this movie's time period. I really do like his performance, and I wish he'd gotten to play the role again in another entry ... preferably with a tighter story.
6/10
It's James Garner who ably carries the movie on his shoulders, and turns out to be a great Philip Marlowe. He can play tough, he's at ease with the wisecracks, and fits this movie's time period. I really do like his performance, and I wish he'd gotten to play the role again in another entry ... preferably with a tighter story.
6/10