Lady in the Lake (1946)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:6
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Based on a novel by Raymond Chandler, the story focuses on private eye Philip Marlowe as he searches for a missing wife and discovers a different woman's corpse in a mountain lake.
Starring: Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully
Director: Robert Montgomery
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...the movie is different, and one can hardly say that Lady in the Lake is anything less than entertaining for most of its running time. Full Review |
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Chandler's story, which might be his finest, somehow comes through this gimmicky filmmaking experiment intact enough though much scathed. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Flawed but brilliant experiment by Montgomery using a subjective camera. Extraordinary musical track, too.
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2/5 |
The subjective camera gimmick wears thin after a while. Montgomery is too light for Marlowe.
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A daring experiment that utterly, utterly failed.
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