Marlowe (2022)

"Less a ‘Big Sleep’ than a major snooze."

"All style, no substance..."

"So riddled with noir clichés that one may initially take it for a genre parody, except that the jokes never arrive."

"This is the work of a reasonable, intelligent director... who had a bad idea and then compounded it with wrong choices and crazy casting."

"Like cinematic karaoke."

"A detective movie so pulpy that it will make you choke."

"Marlowe neither dutifully copies nor cleverly updates detective-movie tropes."

"Neil Jordan's latest has an excellent cast, but the mystery... isn't up to snuff."

"Revisionist this may be, but it’s done with smarts and ... perceptiveness and sensitivity."

"Liam Neeson's particular set of skills can't rescue this noir misfire."

"(A) misfire."

"(Marlowe) feels like an old pinstripe suit that’s been taken out of the closet for no apparent reason."

"Convoluted but enjoyable..."

"A hard-boiled headache."