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''Murder, My Sweet'' is considered one of the better adaptations of Chandler. Glenn Erickson wrote, "''Murder, My Sweet'' remains the purest version of Chandler on film, even if it all seems far too familiar now."<ref>[http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1275murd.html Erickson, Glenn]. ''DVD Savant Review,'' film analysis, 2007. Last accessed: December 13, 2007.</ref>
Alison Dalzell, writing for the Edinburgh University Film Society, notes:<blockquote>Of all the adaptations of Chandler novels, this film comes as close as any to matching their stylish first person narrative and has the cinematic skill and bravado of direction to carry it off. Since the '40s countless mystery and [[neo-noir]] films have been made in Hollywood and around the world. ''Murder, My Sweet'' is what they all aspire to be.<ref>[http://www.eufs.org.uk/films/murder_my_sweet.html Dalzell, Alison] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514071523/http://www.eufs.org.uk/films/murder_my_sweet.html |date=May 14, 2005 }}. Edinburgh University Film Society, film review. 1997. Last accessed: December 13, 2007.</ref></blockquote>
According to film critics Ellen Keneshea and Carl Macek, the picture takes Chandler's novel and transforms it into a "film with a dark ambiance unknown at [the] time". Dymytryk was able to transcend the tough dialogue and mystery film conventions by creating a "cynical vision of society". As such, the film enters the world of film noir.<ref name=silver />
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