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2/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 06/02/2023
Affectionate but uneven spoof of classic Hollywood film noir. Peter Falk is actually an inspired choice for the Humphrey Bogart role. He’s seduced and double-crossed by a parade of femme fatales throughout the movie. Each one increasingly more offbeat than the last. Easily the best suited actress for the material is Ann-Margaret. It’s got quite the ensemble cast really, and they are all trying. But the plot almost barely exists and I couldn’t make heads or tails of it. Maybe that’s the joke but it’s not very funny.
Rating of
2/4
SIngli6 - wrote on 07/09/2011
A puerile parody of film noir, 'The Cheap Detective' stinks of abecedarian cinephilia.
