Review of Odd Man Out (1947) by Jordan Cronk for Slant Magazine — 16 Apr 1986
Odd Man Out is indeed a character study wrapped in the guise of a sociopolitical thriller, and a work which accordingly plays better when accentuating the moral and personal complexities of the former through the aesthetic prism of the latter, shedding the weight of topical investment even as the shadows of its influence hang literally and figuratively on the film’s dramatic landscape.
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This review of Odd Man Out (1947) was written by Jordan Cronk and published by Slant Magazine on 16 Apr 1986.
Odd Man Out has generally received very positive reviews.
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