As my wife notes, it does say something when I don't watch a film to the end. "Marlowe" is just a waste of time. Not only is it not based on any original story be Raymond Chandler, it is not well invented either. Liam Neeson is way too old for the role and what is worse, he just doesn't get the character right. He appears to be angry about something most of the time, but we don't know why. What is even worse is, the subtle humor that makes the real Marlowe so likable, is missing.
I should mention that I'm a great Chandler fan and therefore maybe too critical. But, for example, watch Robert Mitchum in "Farewell, my Lovely", though Mitchum was too old as well, he got the right feeling for the role and we are on his side.
In the past, quite a number of very different actors tried the Marlowe character, from Humphrey Bogart to James Garner and they all found a way to get us interested in the character's well being. With Neeson's Marlowe I didn't find anything that is worth watching and after a boring half an hour I stopped the film.
I should mention that I'm a great Chandler fan and therefore maybe too critical. But, for example, watch Robert Mitchum in "Farewell, my Lovely", though Mitchum was too old as well, he got the right feeling for the role and we are on his side.
In the past, quite a number of very different actors tried the Marlowe character, from Humphrey Bogart to James Garner and they all found a way to get us interested in the character's well being. With Neeson's Marlowe I didn't find anything that is worth watching and after a boring half an hour I stopped the film.