Review of Burke & Hare (1972) by Matt R — 21 Feb 2011

Terrific... darkly funny... great performances...

This review of Burke & Hare (1972) was written by Matt R on 21 Feb 2011.

Burke & Hare has generally received mixed reviews.

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Heavy on the dark and light on the humour, this film takes a great cast and a great concept, and inputs a repetitive and somewhat dragging…

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By Claire T (1,124) on 14 Nov 2012

Loved it, I thought parts of this movie were hillarious, I thought it was a good movie and I want it on DVD, Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Tom Wilkinson,…

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Burke and Hare fails at every turn. It's a romantic comedy without jokes or romance. It's a horror film without the horror…

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Burke and Hare is timid and dithering and blandly bad, and the new Ealing Studios seems unworthy of its inheritance, and it's all just a damn shame…

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This movie promised much, what with a good cast, splendid accents and period costumes. It does, however lack that vital component, humour…

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I really liked this dark comedy quite a bit…

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By Stephanie A (460) on 05 Feb 2013

Decent movie. Intriguing plot and pretty funny at times, although I was super disappointed with the movie's resolution…

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