Marlowe (2022)

My Review

“Marlowe” is a noir mystery thriller telling the story of private detective Philip Marlowe in 1939 Los Angeles who is hired by an heiress to find her missing boyfriend. The drama proceeds from there, well handled by director Neil Jordan, who co-wrote the screenplay with William Monahan.

Liam Neeson fits the bill in the title role, but seems a little sluggish in his performance. The movie employs top-rate production values, such as clean sets, costumes, classic automobiles, etc., but things never seemed to jell to form a magical movie. Co-stars include Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange, Colm Meany, Alan Cummings, Danny Huston, Ian Hart, Adewale Akinnuoye-Ajbaje, and Patrick Muldoon. “Marlowe” was a major box office bomb for Davis Films, Parallel Films, Hill Productions, and Open Road Films. It was filmed in Spain and Ireland, substituting for Los Angeles.