Review of Back Roads (1981) by Arthur Knight for The Hollywood Reporter — 24 Jan 2003
While Empire doesn't quite measure up to Star Wars in the freshness and originality of its script, and the plethora of space operas that has been jamming the screens ever since Star Wars has somewhat lessened the novelty of city-sized ships sailing the stratosphere, nevertheless this 20th Century-Fox release remains a rattling good entertainment, a worthy successor to the original — and far and away the best of its kind since Star Wars itself.
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This review of Back Roads (1981) was written by Arthur Knight and published by The Hollywood Reporter on 24 Jan 2003.
Back Roads has generally received mixed reviews.
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