Review of 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) by Vincent Canby for The New York Times — 08 Feb 1996
1492 is not a terrible film. Yet because it is without any guiding point of view, it is a lot less interesting than the elaborate physical production that has been given it. Only a very great writer could do justice to all the themes the Columbus story suggests.
Ms. Bosch may be a very good researcher, but she's not a very great writer. She can't even squeeze in many relevant facts, much less define the relevance of those she does include.
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This review of 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) was written by Vincent Canby and published by The New York Times on 08 Feb 1996.
1492: Conquest of Paradise has generally received mixed reviews.
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