Review of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) by Jack Kroll for Newsweek — 03 Nov 2011
Steven Spielberg's film climaxes in final 35 minutes with an almost ethereal confrontation with life forms from another world; the first 100 minutes, however, are somewhat redundant in exposition and irritating in tone.
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This review of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) was written by Jack Kroll and published by Newsweek on 03 Nov 2011.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind has generally received very positive reviews.
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