Some plots are underdeveloped but “Big Sleep” emerges as a quite good movie, benefiting the most by the main story and the acting of the two protagonists.

An impressive, potentially star-making turn from leading man Kim Young-sung is the main — but by no means only — reason to see Big Sleep, a textured and absorbing fiction-feature debut from South Korean writer-director Kim Tae-hoon.

Oh, man, what a movie! Perfect on every sense. Great cast, with terrific Bogart and Bacall. Complex and interesting plot and smart dialogues. Only "funny" thing, if we want to say something, is the "perception" of the women roles in the movie. They are strangely all sexy and attracted to and tempting Philip Marlow.

This continues the incredible run of films Bogie made with now-wife Lauren Bacall. Crackling script ran to perfection by Howard Hawks. Essential, especially for fans of detective thrillers or simply well-made movies.