Review of Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) by Jay Carr for Boston Globe — 26 Sep 2000
Newman has no trouble bringing the tough-talking ‘can do’ general to life. The trouble is the scriptwriters have no interest in exploring the man behind the mission. This tends to tilt the dramatic balance toward Oppenheimer.
The film falls short here, too, partially because of Schultz’ lackluster performance, but primarily because the script fails to give a clue to what made this man tick.
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This review of Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) was written by Jay Carr and published by Boston Globe on 26 Sep 2000.
Fat Man and Little Boy has generally received mixed reviews.
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