STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 18

Cast Elliot Gould Sterling Hayden Mark Rydell Nina Van Pallandt

Directors Robert Altman

Screenwriters Leigh Brackett

Running Time 110 minutes

The Long Goodbye (18)

Plot
Marlowe (Gould), a private dic helps his friend, Terry Lenxox to the Mexican border only to be imprisoned for aiding and abetting the murder of his mate's wife. After his release, he's asked to help a glamorous blonde wife find her husband, but Marlowe becomes more and more warey as he realises the blonde may have a connection to Lennox and his dead wife.

Verdict
A subtle criqiue of the main character that contains some astonishing set pieces.


Reviewer: Kim Newman

Read The Full Empire Review »
Click for the full Empire review and post your own review and rating.

Advertisement

SUBSCRIBE TO EMPIRE

Subscribe And Get X-Files Season 1 DVD Get the entire first season of the classic sci-fi series on DVD when you subscribe to Empire magazine!

CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS
		Colin Firth on A Single Man The Oscar nominee discusses his stunning latest role
		Benicio del Toro on The Wolfman The star talks delays, reshoots and getting furry...
		10 Egregious Oscar Snubs The worthy contenders that the Academy overlooked
		Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes The winners and losers when actors play real people
		Movie Poster Mashups #56 Browse your iPod, iPad and Apple-related movie poster mashups