The Thin Man (1934)

I saw this probably 40 years ago and remembered it as delightful, so I was eager to see it again. What I'd obviously forgotten was just how long it takes to get to the good stuff! Powell and Loy are in top form, but we don't see them for nearly the first half-hour. We were introduced to so many characters before we got to Mr. and Mrs. Charles that I was starting to have trouble keeping them straight AND I began to wonder if something had gone wrong and we were somehow streaming a movie other than the one we'd rented.

Seriously, once Nick and Nora show up, things improve dramatically, but dedicating so much time to the rather "meh" mystery up front was a mistake.

C+