Title: For a brief, shining moment in the '70s, Gould was king
Product review: Director Robert Altman can find a sublimely goofy sort of humor in almost any setting, and he does so here. For one thing, the musical score primarily consists of a single tune played over and over by different performers in different arrangements.What's amazing is how well this self-conscious jokiness fits with the bleak motivations of the flick's traditionally noir characters.Gould's Everyman-ish anti-Marlowe is one you'd actually like to hang out with. He's just as good with cats as with comebacks, for instance.If you've ever wondered how someone like Elliott Gould could be the top box-office draw in America for a short period in the 1970s, you should give "The Long Goodbye" a look. For a brief, shining moment, the man was king.As Marlowe says, "It's OK with me."
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