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List Price: $29.95 Our Price: $26.99 You Save: $2.96 Features • Color • DVD-Video • Widescreen • NTSC In Theaters : 1974 DVD Release : 01 April, 2003 |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | Better on the stage... |
| I would have preferred to see this on stage. The performances are outstanding (especially by Alan Bates), and the dialogue is wonderful. But the film doesn't transcend its theater roots, and it makes for a very boring film. It isn't cinematic at all, and it's confined to one room for the entirety of the play. And it takes place in real time as well. Unfortunately, this happens quite often with plays are turned into films. But the play itself is still very good, and on that basis, I love it. Butley is having such a bad day, and a lot of it is his own fault, but you can't help but feel for this little pissant who's a drunk, a thief, a user of women and men, lazy, indifferent, callous, and everything. But Bates makes him deeply human, and the dialogue and performances are superb. Some have said the British accents are a bit thick, but I understood them pretty well. If you're looking for a good play, this is something you should rent. If you want a deeply cinematic experience, look elsewhere. | |
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