In this remake of "Murder, My Sweet," private detective Philip Marlowe goes searching for a missing woman, but finds complications. As with the earlier film as well as "The Big Sleep," this one has terrific atmosphere, recreating the seedy parts of 1940s Los Angeles, but gets bogged down in an overly convoluted plot. Mitchum is wonderful as the cynical Marlowe, ready with a wise-crack for every situation. Mitchum's Marlowe is more world-weary than either Bogart's or Powell's, probably a result of the actor being more than a decade older than either when playing the role. Rampling, who often comes across as sullen, is rather alluring here in the role played by Claire Trevor in the earlier film.
Review of Farewell, My Lovely
