Winter Kills
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In Theaters : 11 May, 1979
DVD Release : 18 March, 2003 |
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Winter Kills description
This exhilarating kaleidoscope of a movie, from a surreally layered novel by Richard Condon (The Manchurian Candidate), combines post-Watergate paranoia, gallows humor, political sci-fi, dazzling suspense set pieces, something we might call postmodern historical burlesque, and gonzo performances by a truly all-star cast. It's held together by Jeff Bridges as the surviving scion of a Kennedy-like dynasty who reluctantly sets out to solve his brother's assassination. John Huston's own dynastic credentials and rough-hewn aristocracy make him perfect casting as the family patriarch, a simultaneously genial and appalling American monster. Writer-director William Richert, a virtual unknown, somehow corraled an amazing ensemble, including an unbilled Liz Taylor, North by Northwest production designer Robert Boyle (who also contributes a delicious cameo), composer Maurice Jarre, and the great cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond. The widescreen camerawork and zesty primary-color palette demand DVD, which may finally do right by this quintessential '70s film that the '70s just weren't ready for. --Richard T. Jameson |
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Winter Kills Customer Reviews
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Lack of focus undermines the overall satiric quality
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The movie is described as being a "black comedy." Well --- I suppose so. At times the plot developments, such as they were, seemed so paranoid that the intended satirical effect gets buried. It also doesn't help that practically every conspiracy theory known to man gets vacuumed-packed into a film barely an hour and a half long, because the result is an unfocused film that is all over the place.
It shouldn't be taken as a comment on the Kennedy assassination & its aftermath...President Kegan and his family bear only slight resemblance to the Kennedys. I suppose the film was intended to lampoon, as much as anything, the subculture of conspiracy theories --- I guess. Between the meandering plot and some breathtaking scenery-chewing on the part of John Huston, Anthony Perkins, and Sterling Hayden, I found myself pretty lost.
All in all, I found myself somewhat disappointed by a film which promised a lot more than it ultimately delivered. |
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