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This fourth entry is still full of sophisticated charm and slick thrills. [01 Jul 2005, p.C7]
75
The dialogue still sparkles, but the story is a bit weaker than the previous editions. [02 Aug 2005, p.E1]
70
William Powell and Myrna Loy may not have invented star chemistry but they perfected it.
70
Harry Kurnitz has fashioned the story with a good deal of ingenuity, using the characters of the private detective and his wife, as created in the original yarn by Dashiell Hammett.
60
Not entirely a pale shadow, but definitely fading. [12 Jan 2012, p.36]
60
The fourth THIN MAN film isn't nearly as good as the first ones, but it has its own rewards, thanks to the inimitable by-play of Powell and Loy.
50
Hardly even a shadow; Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Asta go through their paces for the fourth time, but the jauntiness is gone.
