Review of Carnal Knowledge (1971) by Cole Smithey for ColeSmithey.com — 02 Aug 2008

Ah, the sweet smell of '70s American cinema when anything was possible.

This review of Carnal Knowledge (1971) was written by Cole Smithey and published by ColeSmithey.com on 02 Aug 2008.

Carnal Knowledge has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Carnal Knowledge

Review of Carnal Knowledge (1971)

By Mike L (1,553) on 17 Sep 2018

Misunderstood by critics and viewers, Nichols' satire of male chauvinism is by turns witty, provocative, funny, and depressing…

Read Review

Review of Carnal Knowledge (1971)

By Matty S (358) on 21 Dec 2013

Blunt, honest, cruel, harsh and sadly realistic depiction of masculinity within the context of friendship, romantic intimacy and sexuality…

Read Review

Review of Carnal Knowledge (1971)

By Pat M (244) on 22 Sep 2010

Impressive film from Mike Nichols starring Jack Nicholson and Art Garfunkel as two best friends who always seem to talk about their sex life…

Read Review

Review of Carnal Knowledge (1971)

By Bill B (2,505) on 27 Jan 2014

Okay, maybe this is just a reflection of the ennui of the '70s, but I had a hard time getting into the idea that no one had a decent relationship,…

Read Review

Review of Carnal Knowledge (1971)

By Conner R (1,016) on 19 Apr 2011

This is everything Mike Nichols was trying to say with his adaptation of The Graduate, but couldnâ(TM)t…

Read Review

Review of Carnal Knowledge (1971)

By Frances H (1,591) on 08 Oct 2012

I saw this film when it was first in theaters, and found it depressing and with nothing profound to say then and now…

Read Review

Review of Carnal Knowledge (1971)

By Fabio D (37) on 02 Jun 2010

Que que aconteceu com o Mike Nichols? Por que nÃ£o faz mais filme assim…

Read Review

Review of Carnal Knowledge (1971)

By Greg W (4,011) on 01 Mar 2014

From a technical standpoint this has some amazing shots and camera angles but I found the plot about american male's sexual hypocisies kinda lame…

Read Review

Review of Carnal Knowledge (1971)

By Bob L (321) on 14 Mar 2011

Mike Nichols follow-up to The Graduate, classic early Nicholson, Garfunkel's best stuff as an actor…

Read Review

Review of Carnal Knowledge (1971)

By Danny G (484) on 16 Feb 2012

Actually a very solid movie (considering it was produced/released in 1971)…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Night Shift (1982)

By Ben G (949) on 25 Dec 2009

Junk with a capital J. Henry Winkler can't act in a non-Fonzie persona. Michael Keaton has charisma but the Z-grade material lets him down…

Read Review

Review of School Ties (1992)

By Richard C (1,724) on 31 Oct 2006

I've seen this twice and still don't know what to think of it…

Read Review

Review of Auto Focus (2002)

By Richard S (2,067) on 01 Mar 2009

My memories of the characters in question are far to vivid to buy anyone but DaFoe in the Carpenter role and even he cannot save this lackluster…

Read Review

Review of 0.45 (2006)

By Avant G (59) on 24 Jul 2011

Actually, I really hate this kind of movies. But the context of domestic violence was pretty brutal, and realistic, even…

Read Review

Review of The Painted Veil (2006)

By Csw12 (567) on 27 May 2013

The Painted Veil is an excruciating lengthy bore that doesn't have a minute that is worth acknowledging…

Read Review

Review of Stealing Beauty (1996)

By Marco A (155) on 08 Sep 2009

Liv Tyler goes to Italy with the intention of losing her virginity, finding herself and discovering who her Dad was in this arthouse gumpf…

Read Review

Review of Blame It on Rio (1984)

By Rita Kempley (781) for Washington Post (9,851) on 27 Jun 2017

Blame It on Rio, ha. Rio is innocent. Let's put the blame on executive producer Gelbart along with Caine and Bologna…

Read Review

Review of Ploy (2007)

By Rune B (117) on 29 Sep 2008

Kjedelige kunst-tullefilm med masse looonge scenar, og karakterar som eg ikkje bryr meg dÃ¸yten om. Waste of time…

Read Review

Review of Polyester (1981)

By Timm S (1,294) on 10 Aug 2017

Hasn't Aged Well At All. The Smell-o-Vision Is A Good Gimmick, But The RestOf It, Largely Out Of A Terrible Story, Is Just Deplorable…

Read Review

Review of Boy A (2008)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 21 Jun 2014

See the Holocaust trivialized, glossed over, kitsched up, commercially exploited and hijacked for a tragedy about a Nazi family…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews