Review of Burn! (1969) by Michael T — 23 Mar 2009
A cast of thousands (of which Brando is the only recognizable actor). The scenery and story are authentic enough to carry the film where Bando's performance is not. Brando was a great actor with tremendous range, but playing an englishman puts too much of a strain on even his great acting skills... (or on my ability to believe).
Brando, an agent for the British.. sweeps in to a Portuguese-run slave colony... causes unrest and instability... dethrones the Portuguese masters through rebellion and deceit and then installs his British masters as the new slavers.
Nicely written and filled with credible and deftly played political shenanigans, BURN swoops by fairly quickly. There are some problems with the edits, but the script is decent and the message is timeless.
Humanity is well and truly fucked.
An ambitious film for it's time and worth a viewing...
This review of Burn! (1969) was written by Michael T on 23 Mar 2009.
Burn! has generally received very positive reviews.
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