Review of Lenny (1974) by Nathan I — 05 Aug 2008
Dustin Hoffman encapsulates Lenny Bruce so well, it's frightening. The voice. The delivery. The mannerisms. The story. Honey. All of it was fantastic. I can't say enough good things about this movie. Lenny was a Jazz musician, in his own right, and the decision to have this film in black & white makes it so much more apropos.
The performance b[size=+1][size=2]y Valerie Perrine was stellar. My favorite moment with her is when she's talking to the interviewer and offering to show him a picture she took of Lenny. You can see the love she has for Lenny. You know it's there. I can't believe she didn't win the Oscar. Hell, I can't believe of all the Oscar's they were nominated for they didn't get one! If it wasn't for that hack of a film [i]The Godfather, Pt. 2[/i]... ;) .
See this movie. I promise you'll love it.
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This review of Lenny (1974) was written by Nathan I on 05 Aug 2008.
Lenny has generally received positive reviews.
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