Review of Husbands (1970) by Gregory C — 07 Jul 2010
This is one of the best acted, most moving, perfect pieces of cinema I've ever encountered. Emotional honesty, reactionary dialogue alive with humor and vulnerability, and those bipolar waves of human emotion common seemingly only in a Cassavetes film.
But there's something else here. A very brave lack of redemption for its characters. Only realizations. Deep, profound, scathing with the pain of one's own mortality. Gazzara, Falk, and Cassavetes all deliver such distinct emotional journeys, and the camera is close to them the entire time, as close as a camera can get sometimes.
And there's not a moment of flashiness in it. It's just humble, brilliant, human moments. What more does one need?
This review of Husbands (1970) was written by Gregory C on 07 Jul 2010.
Husbands has generally received positive reviews.
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