Song of the Thin Man (1947)

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Shazaaaam
Ends the series on a strong note--good mystery, good comedy. 12 years 5 months ago
Siskoid
By Song of the Thin Man, it's been 13 years since the series started, and it's eased itself into a vehicle for Myrna Loy and William Powell's banter as a "sexy married couple" (no, really, there's a fellatio joke in this one that's a real spit take), with fairly ordinary mysteries to hang things on. Ordinary, as in, Nick it kind if hinges on everyone confessing at the end. Unlike the previous film, Nora Charles is kept in the loop consistently, which is amusing given that it's about a murder in the all-night jazz scene and neither of them can ever go to bed. Of course, their being out of touch with the "hip" generation and their lingo stresses the fact that they're getting long in the tooth. That and their young boy at home - Dean Stockwell alert! - who's a handful and who Nick is loathe to punish (still a weird spanking scene from today's perspective, but toothless, no worries). I can't stand Asta Jr., the replacement for Sparky who played the original dog - such a jumpy thing, way too excited compared to the real thing. He's not overplayed here like he was in Goes Home, but he's still annoying. So nothing great, but there hasn't really been a GREAT one since the first. 2 months ago