Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Donald Seymour This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

JohnHowardReid Robert Altman's film version of The Long Goodbye (1973) offered little succor to Chandler devotees. Far from the comparatively suave heights of Dick Powell and Humphrey Bogart (where Marlowe's suit may be a bit rumpled, his face occasionally unshaven), the habitually disheveled Eliott Gould, stunningly miscast as a bumbling, mumbling derelict slob of a Marlowe, was then joined by a colorless model-turned-Barbie doll, Nina Van Pallandt. Joining this less than awesome twosome was a supposedly enticing former film hero, Sterling Hayden - here making his screen return in a character role in which he stubbornly and loquaciously out-stayed his original welcome. All in all, this was a most disappointing affair.(M-G-M have released an excellent 10/10 DVD, but I doubt if they have many buyers).

GertrudeStern Marlowe is a private eye and one heck of a nice guy. At 3 AM he furnishes a party of half-naked women with boxes of brownie mix, goes to lengths to find his choosy cat's favorite brand of cat food, and even drives his buddy to Tijuana.There's that saying, the one about nice guys finishing last. Well, Marlowe gets himself in a little pickle because of the car trip down to Mexico with his old pal Larry Potts, aka Terry Lennox. Terry was wrapped up in something nasty, and when it's reported that Terry's wife was murdered and Terry committed suicide, Marlowe has a hunch that the papers just ain't singin' the truth.Instead of pursuing that thought, Marlowe starts booking other clients. Still, it doesn't take long for Terry's goings-on prior to the deaths to catch up to the private eye. Marlowe's in a few jams, and has to crack the case from Adam's apple to ankle or risk his own neck.This one has some shocking and disturbing violence. The kind of stuff that is haunting because it captures bad men doing things lovingly. Like other Altman flicks, music figures heavily into the structure and connects people and places across the action.I mean, what can I say? This is another ridiculously superb movie by a guy who does it all.

adonis98-743-186503 Starring Elliott Gould The Long Goodbye is about Detective Philip Marlowe who tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife. And by that you except something good right but no this is a movie that feels and looks like it was made in the 70's and the only interesting thing in it was Arnold Schwarzenegger's cameo and even tho he didn't speak a word he looked menacing because he's the freaking Terminator and he has a mustache in this one another cameo from a famous actor is the late David Carradine known from the movies Kill Bill Volume 1 and Kill Bill Volume 2. In the end The Long Goodbye tries to be many things but the leading actor and a very fun cameo by The Terminator is what might keep the audience asleep. (Rating: 7/10) (By Percent: 70%)

PimpinAinttEasy Dear Robert Altman, I have not read The Long Goodbye. But I have read a couple of other novels with the Philip Marlowe character. Elliot Gould's portrayal of Marlowe was not what I expected. But it is OK, it was an interesting interpretation of the character. I enjoyed your film. It really isn't a crime film. If I were to make a crime film, I would never make it the way you made The Long Goodbye. Your film is laid-back (the constant sound of waves) and also quite shocking. It has one of the most violent scenes ever captured on film. It is a film of place. You obviously did not care about the plot or the actual crime. Like Thieves Like Us, you seem to be concerned with invoking nostalgia for a certain era and a way of life or a place. The film is full of eccentric characters like the writer played by Sterling Hayden and the nude yoga enthusiasts. The Coens might have been inspired by this film when they made The Big Lebowski. Fans of that film might want to check out The Long Goodbye. After all, both films feature a laid back protagonist who hilariously breezes through tricky situations. Though I guess Marlowe might be a lot more motivated than Lebowski. Best Regards, Pimpin.(7/10)