Review of Escape from New York (1981) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 25 Dec 1982
The movie is never less than entertaining, but it fails to satisfy—it gives us too little of too much. Oddly, much of its pleasure is in the acting, which up to this point hadn't been Carpenter's strong suit: Donald Pleasence, Adrienne Barbeau, and Harry Dean Stanton offer excellent turns.
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This review of Escape from New York (1981) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 25 Dec 1982.
Escape from New York has generally received positive reviews.
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