Review of Cool Hand Luke (1967) by Seth R — 16 Feb 2012

Movie is as sensational now as it was 40 years ago.

This review of Cool Hand Luke (1967) was written by Seth R on 16 Feb 2012.

Cool Hand Luke has generally received very positive reviews.

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Classics should last in time. 2001: a space odyssey did, Dr. Strangelove did, and so on. Cool hand Luke from my point of view, did not…

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