Review of La Orca (1976) by Peter Rainer for New York Magazine/Vulture — 25 Sep 2002
The problem with all this don't-blink-or-you'll-miss-it dramaturgy is that ultimately everything is sacrificed for effect. When you're dealing, as Ritchie is, with explosions of real violence and viciousness, the hyperslick technique can't accommodate the real pain that comes with the territory, or ought to.
What we're left with is a cackling amorality -- not a philosophy of life, just a posture.
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This review of La Orca (1976) was written by Peter Rainer and published by New York Magazine/Vulture on 25 Sep 2002.
La Orca has generally received positive reviews.
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