The Big Sleep (1978) Reviews & Ratings

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The Big Sleep reviews

The Big Sleep holds a 5.8/10 average from 105 TMDB ratings.

I thrice went to Michael Winner's Holland Park home for lunch. I wish I could say I remembered more about these visits, but the hospitality was clearly designed to ensure that I didn't! He was a charming and engaging man who had an entertaining anecdote for just about every occasion. For this remake of the 1946 classic, he has certainly assembled a strong cast. Robert Mitchum takes on the private eye "Philip Marlowe…
— CinemaSerf (6/10)

**A remake that neither won me nor convinced me.** When I saw the original film, with Bogart and Bacall, from 1946, I was very pleased with the technical and artistic qualities, and also with the excellent acting by a top cast, but frankly sad with the script. I found that whole story very far-fetched and confusing, and I thought it would have been more fun to watch if the script had brought us something simpler, cl…
— Filipe Manuel Neto (4/10)

Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.

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