Review of Cruising (1980) by Kamyar M — 19 Sep 2008

This one has an awesome gay plot theme....

This review of Cruising (1980) was written by Kamyar M on 19 Sep 2008.

Cruising has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Tim R (1,080) on 23 Oct 2014

Disjointed, flawed, badly framed...so what. The film and Pacino's turn from good cop to utter ugly damaged gods are unforgetable…

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By Ben E (315) on 12 Sep 2012

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By Christian C (931) on 06 Jun 2013

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By Reid V (193) on 19 Nov 2012

Cringe-worthy throughout, this is a dark film about a serial killer targeting NYC's gay S&M underground in the 70s (before safe sex became…

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By Branden W (53) on 19 Nov 2012

Cringe-worthy throughout, this is a dark film about a serial killer targeting NYC's gay S&M underground in the 70s (before safe sex became…

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By Thomas K (624) on 25 Apr 2014

I'm a fan and say with some certainty that if there had been more gay films out there at the time the only thing you would have heard about…

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By Austin P (97) on 23 May 2015

The 1980s brought a whole bunch of iconic films , raging bull , platoon , the shining , full metal jacket, breakfast club and do the right…

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By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 08 Jun 2014

What's left is the framework for a graphic, brutal, sickening film (1980), without the violent effects that might have made sense (however…

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By Charles P (1,784) on 04 Dec 2015

My conflict is thus: the film is a piece of shit and Al Pacino is possibly the worst undercover cop in the history of Hollywood (this is hyperbole)…

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