Review of The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) by Roger Greenspun for New York Times — 20 May 2003
Rafelson's kind of poetic realism, an accuracy in the treatment of unexpected settings, looked like quality to some in Five Easy Pieces two years back. Now it looks like the most pretentious of tired clichés.
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This review of The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) was written by Roger Greenspun and published by New York Times on 20 May 2003.
The King of Marvin Gardens has generally received mixed reviews.
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