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Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A
Direction: A-
Visuals: A
The Big Sleep
by zeejib (movies profile) (Oct 26, 2003)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
AS having read the novel after watching the movie,now i fully understood every twist and turn in the movie.The movie is that complex.This was the first raymond chandler novel that... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A
Direction: A
Visuals: B
The Essence of the Mystery Movie
by krbridgesmd (movies profile) (Dec 25, 2005)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Humphery Bogart and Lauren Bacall give two of the most memorable performances in film over the course of the 1946 classic. Based on the Raymond Chandler novel, the complex plot... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: B-
Acting: B+
Direction: B+
Visuals: B
One of Bogart's Best
by JeromeG111 (movies profile) (Jul 21, 2005)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This movie is Bogart at his best portraying Phillip Marlowe, a world-weary and cynical private eye who's seen it all (or nearly all of it) and is as hard boiled... Full Review

Overall Grade: A-
Story: A-
Acting: A
Direction: A
Visuals: A
A terrific film
by dead_vessel (movies profile) (Dec 29, 2005)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
this is truly one of bogart's best films,surpassing his classic 'casablanca' in almost every way.the direction,by the legendary howard hawks,is also wonderful.a true film classic.  

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A
Classic Film Noir
by bluejayway2003 (movies profile) (Mar 17, 2006)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Bogart and Bacall bring Raymond Chandler's book to life, in the seedy 40's world of murder and blackmail. Atmospheric and spellbinding with the brilliant direction of Howard Hawks, take... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A-
Acting: A
Direction: A+
Visuals: A
Great Film-Noir Classic
by coolpoolshark285 (movies profile) (Jul 14, 2006)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Based on the novel by Raymond Chandler, "The Big Sleep" stars Humphrey Bogart as private detective, Philip Marlowe, who has been hired to protect a young woman from her own... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
Ok
by jason_kidd_pg (movies profile) (Jan 13, 2004)
I like Humphrey. He has a funny voice and sometimes he talks fast and can't act at all. His performance sucks when it comes to getting in fights though. Everyone... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
Bogart's 2nd best....
by amare_stoudemire_suns (movies profile) (Jan 15, 2004)
I agree, Casablanca is his best but this one is his 2nd best. This is a good mystery movie that all classic watchers, and even people now should watch. This... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: N/A
Acting: N/A
Direction: N/A
Visuals: N/A
Bogie & Bacall with no plot... still good
by gk6854 (movies profile) (Nov 27, 2005)
No real plot but very, very entertaining. Bogart appears in every single scene in the movie as the story is told from the perspective of his character (Detective Philip... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
Unbelievable!
by parkinsonb2002 (movies profile) (Feb 1, 2007)
This movie flies by so fast that you can't really understand all of the characters and how they relate to each other unless you watch it over again few times!... Full Review
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