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Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet

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Murder, My Sweet Reviews

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Mark Bourne
DVDJournal.com

From its strongly accented camera angles and darkness-drenched nighttime action to the hardboiled narration of a cynical Los Angeles gumshoe outfitted in trenchcoat and fedora, Murder, My Sweet is pure Detective Noir 101.

Full Review Source: DVDJournal.com

April 6, 2006
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Offers a delirious blend of violence, drug-induced hallucinations, and sexuality.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Original Score: B+

March 22, 2005
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

Powell is glib and great in one of the best hard boilers ever.

| Original Score: 5/5

October 15, 2004
John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis

Any way you look at it, 1944 was a great year for fans of Raymond Chandler and film noir.

Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Original Score: 7/10

July 13, 2004
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

What really fills out the film is Dmytryk's jazzy application of Orson Welles's RKO set-design.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Original Score: 3/4

June 26, 2004
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Possibly the best attempt at bring Raymond Chandler to the screen.

| Original Score: 5/5

June 15, 2003
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

| Original Score: 3/5

February 25, 2007
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

| Original Score: 4/5

June 29, 2005
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

| Original Score: 3/5

April 3, 2004
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

| Original Score: 5/5

August 22, 2003

TV Guide's Movie Guide

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Original Score: 4.5/5

July 30, 2003
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

| Original Score: 3/5

October 1, 2002
Scott Renshaw
Apollo Guide

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Original Score: 68/100

July 25, 2001
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Original Score: 3/5

January 1, 2000
Blake DePastino
Baltimore City Paper
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June 24, 2008
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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March 25, 2006

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January 26, 2006
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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July 12, 2004

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May 24, 2003
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