I never get tired of this movie. I love the 70's L.A. vibe and California scenery. It's as if you privy to seeing everything through the director's lens and it's captured forever in time. Elliott Gould's charm and sarcasm is brilliant. Sterling Hayden has such a presence and plays his character just wonderfully. Love Van Pallandt, she is stunning, hip and classy and the twist at the end proves you can't judge a book by it's cover. People are not what they seem except for detective Marlowe who is just himself and a really likable guy, in fact every character Elliot Gould has ever done is very enjoyable, he is one of the greats.

Kinda like a chain smoking james bond nior, long strange scenes with no relation to the plot. Trys too hard to look like hes not trying.

Very disappointing. So far from the book is my main regret. Elliott Gould is a chain smoking slob which gets old very quickly. Long boring non stories like his cat or the hippie girls he lives next to just add padding and an excuse to show some topless women. Wouldn’t recommend it

What a load of tosh! Clunky, poorly written, very lazily acted, and nowhere near the 'noir' wannabe it seems to be aiming for. A crisp, intelligent detective movie this is not. Some merit to be gleaned from the artistic value of the film, I suppose

This film is far from the book, the whole cat scene is a new addition, Marlowe is now a slob dimwit instead of the crisp intelligence character we know. Dr v is missing bright boy and found all to quickly. Homophobic language added in that was not required or in the book. As a takeaway on 70s America it scores well. Just a far cry from what Raymond Chandler created.

Nice pacing and naturalistic acting makes this detective film a pleasant watch frame by frame.

A decent private eye movie. Elliot Gould is surprisingly good. Plus, Jack Riley.

Ughhh, what a travesty. I had just finished reading the Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler. A classic noir and Chandler's masterpiece. The film was chopped up like a badly made tossed salad with loads of pieces scrapped and too many parts of the plot changed. Gould, to me, was not Philip Marlowe. I know this is a 70s film and there are loads of critics who are gaga over it. Gave it a 2 because some of the cinematography is excellent.

Very good adaptation of the novel set in the 70s with a different take on Philip Marlowe. Elliot Gould still plays a smart assed pi with poor luck and many enemies.

Yeah so it's pretty amazing across the board. It's basically a Noir done in the 70's style. Gould is masterful in this as a likeable, cold, outcast slacker with a great deadpan delivery the entire way. This has a suprising amoun of quirky humor to it also and the way it's shot and lots of unique locations make it very memorable. It's complex but it's always stays focused on Marlowe and never feels convuluted. However it can meander at times but it's somehow entertaining even when it does because of the unique direction of Altman. I would say edspite how good this is, it is somewhat of an acquired taste. If your a fan of crime dramas specifcally you should give this a watch. Fans of Altman, any actors in this, or 70's flicks will like this also.

One decision can lead to some very disastrous consequences, no matter what you intended! After Phillip Marlowe drops off an old friend into Mexico, he is entangled in blackmail, suicide and murder as he attempts to discover the cause of a massive conspiracy. Shot with a unique screenplay and a memorable casting of Marlowe, this noir manages to leave us guessing until the very end!

Just alright but not awful Less like a sketch comedy most of these detective stories were known at the time Director Robert Altman takes the material seriously Elliot Gould as Phillip Marlowe makes for a gritty, tough as nails private investigator An ice-cold noir story that's much more violent and dangerous as it is bleak and beautiful Quite an innovative approach for the detective drama of 1940s cinema with a very cynical edge

OMG so terrible. Giving it 2 stars for a few elements that I could appreciate but the overall sense was a really really bad movie. Gould's Marlowe doesn't seem like he could find his way out of a wet paper bag. Very poor plot resolution at the end in addition to many baffling scenes along the way, with truly atrocious dialog throughout.

The original big Lebowski. I love this guy.

Totally sucks. The dialogue was senseless the scene sequences made no sense. The highlight of the movie was when the camera spent quite some time watching two dogs have sex in Tijuana. If they were real cigarettes that Elliott Gould was smoking he would have died of cancer before the end of the movie. Never changed his clothes through the whole movie. Actually everything about this movie sucked I can't believe Robert Altman directed it.

Gould just can't pull it off.

How on earth does a film this boring have such high ratings and positive reviews? The Long Goodbye was lackluster from the beginning and failed to pick up momentum until its very last minute. The acting is over-the-top, and the dialogue is near incomprehensible. What a waste of time.

One of the worst movies ever. Altman is revered as some sort of genius. That "genius" must have been on vacation when this waste of celluloid was made. Not funny, disgusting in parts, pathetic dialogue, amateur acting, and an idiotic plot. Take-offs are supposed to be clever; this felt like a high-school effort The only redeeming factor is decent cinematography.

A terrible script, wooden performances, gratuitous nudity and Altman's trademark porno-quality sound design. By the end I couldn't care less who killed who or why. I enjoyed the sets and vintage cars however.

Just alright but not awful Less like a sketch comedy most of these detective stories were known at the time Director Robert Altman takes the material seriously Elliot Gould as Phillip Marlowe makes for a gritty, tough as nails private investigator An ice-cold noir story that's much more violent and dangerous as it is bleak and beautiful Quite an innovative approach for the detective drama of 1940s cinema with a very cynical edge