Review of Cool Hand Luke (1967) by Jeremy A — 05 Jun 2012

"calling it your job doesn't make it right".

This review of Cool Hand Luke (1967) was written by Jeremy A on 05 Jun 2012.

Cool Hand Luke has generally received very positive reviews.

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It was pretty dull for the first half and then it gets downright depressing in the second. not something I look for in a movie…

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