The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)

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   Siskoid

   By its fifth instalment, The Thin Man Goes Home, the series has abandoned adapting Dashiell Hammett mysteries in favor of an "original" story. Not to say the other sequels were dead-on Hammett; they were continuations of the MOVIE Nick and Nora, with the comedy banter amped up, their having a baby, etc., but this one leans so far into sitcom tropes that the as-usual okay mystery feels like an afterthought. The Charleses go to Nick's home town to visit his folks, where he might finally get some reconciliation with his father who was always disappointed with his decision to go into law enforcement. It's a tepid conflict at best. Even if we're in the boonies somewhere, Nick keeps meeting people he knows, including one of his criminal pals who's out there selling postcards. We're just following tropes no matter what at this point. There's entirely too much slapstick for my tastes, a lot of it using the dog. This is par for the course, but to make Asta perform, there are obvious animatronics, or the camera is undercranked or spooled in reverse. It looks so dumb. But what really disappoints me is that the movie keeps humiliating Nora. In an effort to bring back the weird comedy domestic violence of the first film, she even gets a spanking in front of the in-laws. She's sent on a fool's errand to get her out of the way, and even if she accidentally brings back some clues, she continues to foolishly accuse people event he audience know are guiltless. And that's just criminal. 2 months 3 weeks ago
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   richjenkins28

   I would say the movie is fine but didn't seem like they bothered to put in many jokes 7 months 2 weeks ago
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   badblokebob

   I don't know if it's a "stinker", but it's easily the weakest of the series. 9 years 3 months ago

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