Review of Network (1976) by Anna B — 07 Feb 2014
I gotta say the satire isn't as sharp as Chayefsky seems to think it is; it's obviously intended as an exposé on what's really going on but it comes off as a distinctly outsider's perspective.
Cynicism isn't necessarily insight. Lumet makes it work, though, even the limpid romance, until Ned Beatty's awesome speech somehow sucks the air out of the movie and all the subtext starts rushing out as dialogue.
Really I don't know why Holden and Dunaway were in more than one scene together.
This review of Network (1976) was written by Anna B on 07 Feb 2014.
Network has generally received very positive reviews.
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