The Maltese Falcon Review

Review of The Maltese Falcon (1941) by screenqueeen: 👍 4/5

The quintessential case dropped on an unsuspecting Joe's lap, threads tangled. In taxonifying every piece available to him, Spade instead follows the clues thoroughly rather than through a sheen of ignorance (although his quaint disrespect of those around him substitutes for this nicely and adds a layer of next-level snark that punches up the dialogue considerably). It's just so amusing how all these threads end up, especially when the titular macguffin comes into play, and the only unknown card gets flipped over for all to see. He said, she said.