Review of Get Carter (1971) by Dave R — 05 Nov 2008

Caine. Brutal and stark storyline. A modern tragedy.

This review of Get Carter (1971) was written by Dave R on 05 Nov 2008.

Get Carter has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 06 Jun 2013

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I'm happy to have finally got around to checking out the original film, having been at least a casual fan of the re-make for quite some time…

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By Jared F (348) on 19 Sep 2012

I wanted to like this movie, and in some ways it delivers, and yet I struggled to pay attention. I guess this one just wasn't for me…

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By Tasos L (452) on 17 Oct 2012

Pretty average but the end was quite a nice surprise…

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