"Here's looking at you kid."Eddie Ginley (Albert Finney) is a nightclub compare with pretensions to be a private detective. He places an ad to that effect in the local paper, and is surprised to receive a phone call asking for his help. Before he really understands what he's getting himself into he's neck deep in trouble, and has to extract himself.
A wonderful take on the film noir, updated to 1970's Liverpool. Finney is perfect in the role, bringing gravitas, but also whimsy to the dreams of Ginley and his quick fire smart banter. In this he is ably assisted by Billie Whitelaw and Frank Finlay amongst a great cast. A wonderful spoof on the Dashiell Hammett noirs, right down to the Sydney Greenstreet style character.
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