Review of Z (1969) by Jacob F — 29 Sep 2007

No one can make a political film like Costa-Graves. This is his best.

This review of Z (1969) was written by Jacob F on 29 Sep 2007.

Z has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Z

Review of Z (1969)

By David L (3,419) on 03 May 2017

Z is one of 60s most overrated foreign films which deals with an important story, but presents it in a very off-putting manner with sometimes…

Read Review

Review of Z (1969)

By Scott P (796) on 21 Apr 2016

Miles Edgeworth - Ace Attorney Investigations: The Movie…

Read Review

Review of Z (1969)

By Guillaume H (214) on 30 Mar 2014

Z is a well made movie, but I'd be lying If I said that I understood its acclaim…

Read Review

Review of Z (1969)

By Brian K (1,195) on 22 Feb 2012

One of the most engrossing political thrillers of the last century…

Read Review

Review of Z (1969)

By Willemina D (1) on 13 Nov 2015

Based on actual events, this movie is a striking political thriller and disturbingly illuminates how far corruption can travel…

Read Review

Review of Z (1969)

By Irvin C (321) on 22 Oct 2011

Someone recommended that I blind-buy this during the Barnes & Noble Criterion DVD sale. I'm glad I did. It's an amazing film…

Read Review

Review of Z (1969)

By Devon B (391) on 15 May 2012

Z is a film of the sixties, even more so perhaps than Woodstock…

Read Review

Review of Z (1969)

By Bob W (910) on 04 Aug 2012

Based on real incidents that took place in Greece Z is a cerebral political thriller with a renewed relevance in today's age of burgeoning…

Read Review

Review of Z (1969)

By Matt M (2,511) on 13 Nov 2012

As far as political thrillers are concerned, this is one of the most exciting ever made…

Read Review

Review of Z (1969)

By Benjamin W (694) on 26 Apr 2013

An excellent film with a lot of energy and excitement…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

More Reviews by Jacob F

Review of It (2017)

By Jacob F (737) on 15 Jan 2018

Perfect, classic horror. Never been more scared by a movie…

Read Review

Review of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

By Jacob F (737) on 15 Jan 2018

This movie deserves a lot more credit than it gets…

Read Review

Review of Casino Royale (2006)

By Jacob F (737) on 20 Oct 2017

Featuring not only the series's best action, but its best drama, Casino Royale coheres as not only the greatest Bond film ever made, but one…

Read Review

Review of The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

By Jacob F (737) on 12 Jan 2018

Loved it - what a scary film and I don't ususally like scary films…

Read Review

Review of A Quiet Place (2018)

By Jacob F (737) on 16 Jul 2018

The film fails to engross the audience in the middle only to end on a riveting note…

Read Review

Review of Bumblebee (2018)

By Jacob F (737) on 08 Jan 2019

The movies is one of the best they have ever made…

Read Review

Review of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

By Jacob F (737) on 10 Jan 2018

I´ve never been a fan of action movies...but this movie has intelligent, intense and emotionally rich plot, awesome world building and the…

Read Review

Review of Thunderball (1965)

By Jacob F (737) on 29 Sep 2017

I like the nautical theme in the movie, however it seems that the recurring theme is unnecessary…

Read Review

Review of Die Another Day (2002)

By Jacob F (737) on 20 Oct 2017

Nearly unbearable. Seriously, this is only good to laugh at. I suppose Halle Berry is attractive. That's not a reason to watch a film…

Read Review

Review of The World Is Not Enough (1999)

By Jacob F (737) on 20 Oct 2017

An underrated addition to the Bond canon, The World Is Not Enough features some of the series's best action, one of its greatest villains (and…

Read Review

More Reviews by Jacob F

Popular Movies Right Now

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

1969

84%228 Reviews

The Jewel of the Nile

1985

55%317 Reviews

Even Dwarfs Started Small

1971

69%154 Reviews

It Could Happen to You

1994

66%372 Reviews

The Illusionist

2006

77%811 Reviews

The Dark Tapes

2017

53%32 Reviews

Delhi Belly

2011

72%239 Reviews

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

2008

64%522 Reviews

The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977

63%393 Reviews

Paparazzi

1998

37%238 Reviews