Review of Naked (1993) by Marjorie Baumgarten for Austin Chronicle — 12 Jul 2017
The astounding performance of David Thewlis as Johnny is in no small measure responsible for the success of Naked. Talking his way through every scene, his portrait of this drifter is mesmerizingly appealing, hateful, humorous, self-destructive, honest and compelling.
Still, I am unable to separate my loathing for this character from my feelings about the formal achievements of this movie. The effect may be one of naked observation but the view is ugly and corrosive.
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This review of Naked (1993) was written by Marjorie Baumgarten and published by Austin Chronicle on 12 Jul 2017.
Naked has generally received very positive reviews.
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