Liam Neeson is back in the atmospheric 1930s-set crime caper "Marlowe," based on the book by John Banville, a screenplay by William Monahan, and directed by Neil Jordan (that also stars Colm Meaney). Neeson's performance as a hardbitten detective makes his newest movie "Marlowe" sing.
Marlowe takes a lot of beatings. He gives a few. But all this meta-playing around cannot hide the fact that “Marlowe” is weak tea. “Babylon” is so much better at exposing Hollyweird.