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...film shows the limits of crudeness. When it takes an actor three minutes to roll off a provocative phrase like "the old in-out in-out", witty language is killed. When there are no developed antagonisms, and the camera supports the actions of a single group, gang warfare is threatless and meaningless. And, perhaps intimidated by the director's rep, the actors, except for McDowell, deliver the most functional satiric sketches...

Author: By Michael Sragow, | Title: Kubrick in Context | 3/16/1972 | See Source »

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