Remakes can be terribly hit or miss, and that's just as true in the noir genre as with anything else. Slow-burn mysteries with fast-paced dialogue are typically a great combination, especially when the film stays true to the novel it's adapting in the first place. But in the case of one Robert Mitchum noir picture, the 1978 adaptation of The Big Sleep, it's painfully clear that following the source material doesn't always lead to a direct hit. More than that, it proves without a shadow of a doubt that some movies just shouldn't be remade unless they're guaranteed to be done right.
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