Review of Lenny (1974) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 29 Mar 2006
The monochrome photography and pseudo-documentary interpolations can't disguise the basic Harold Robbins material, and the good performances (Hoffman and Perrine) stand little chance against Fosse's withering direction: the subject matter needs far defter psychological handling than it gets.
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This review of Lenny (1974) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 29 Mar 2006.
Lenny has generally received very positive reviews.
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