Review of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) by Grant S — 20 Dec 2011
Had potential, but drifted and went nowhere, aided and abetted by some really hammy acting by David Bowie. As gritty and grim as the plot is, many of the scenes seem contrived and lame. If there was a point to everything, I missed it.
As mentioned, David Bowie's performance certainly doesn't help matters. He is quite unconvincing in the lead role. The real actors hardly do better - Tom Conti and Jack Thompson are irritating. The Japanese actors put in the most convincing performances.
Not worth watching, even at Christmas.
This review of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) was written by Grant S on 20 Dec 2011.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence has generally received positive reviews.
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