Despite being directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson, Marlowe has a surprisingly low Rotten Tomatoes score. But is it really that bad?
Despite indie auteur Neil Jordan teaming up with Liam Neeson and an all-star cast, Marlowe has a surprisingly low Rotten Tomatoes score, but that may not be an indication that the film is bad. Currently, the neo-noir has a 26% score from critics and 48% from audiences, which is abysmal given the prestigious names attached to it.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Marlowe has many of the signature components of a classic film noir, with eccentric villains, femme fatales, and a sense of moral decay throughout the mean streets of Los Angeles.
As the search for Nico Peterson continues, Marlowe should be experiencing an unnerving sense of being watched and followed, particularly by entities who wish to remain in the shadows while they use him to find Nico for themselves. By the time Nico's sister is killed shortly after meeting with Marlowe, the suspense should be almost unbearable as audiences wait with bated breath to see who's next.
Does The Classic Film Noir Style Still Work Today? While The Batman was highly successful in incorporating noir elements, the more classic film noir Nightmare Alley flopped, making the case for Marlowe's conventional approach to the genre a tough sell.
Neo-noir movies like Se7en and Memento seem to find the right mixture of suspense and intrigue while keeping the genre fresh with modern sensibilities. Even though it's based on a recent novel that tries to give Philip Marlowe a worthy update, this Marlowe adaptation struggles to convey anything new to justify its existence.
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