Review of Lenny (1974) by Jonathan B — 30 Mar 2007
Lenny Bruce was not only a funky comedian but one of the greatest heros of free speech of the last hundred years. Unfortunately a lot of his recorded material is rather sketchy and sometimes hard to grasp out of context.
"Lenny" then, is an absolute gem, insofar as it cuts through the crap and delivers the man himself- Dustin Hoffman gets him down to a tee [nominated for an oscar, for what it's worth] and Bruce's whole sorry story is made beautiful by a great supporting cast and an inspired script, not to mention the fantastic black and white photography.
Absolute quality film-making...
This review of Lenny (1974) was written by Jonathan B on 30 Mar 2007.
Lenny has generally received very positive reviews.
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