Review of Performance (1970) by Ian V — 15 Aug 2007

Possibly the greatest British film ever? Amazing.

This review of Performance (1970) was written by Ian V on 15 Aug 2007.

Performance has generally received positive reviews.

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By Devon B (391) on 11 Jun 2010

A great movie that takes a cold character of a hit man and how such a personalty is reluctant to let down their defenses…

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By Donald J. Levit (489) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 18 Aug 2010

Comes across as pretentious in spots but has not lost its '60s hallucinogenic suggestiveness…

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By Alex W (1,471) on 11 Oct 2013

I grasped a basic plot but honestly I didn't know what the hell was going on for most of this movie…

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By Cameron K (70) on 11 Jun 2010

A great movie that takes a cold character of a hit man and how such a personalty is reluctant to let down their defenses…

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By Matt C (2,668) on 08 Mar 2012

One half of this is a very decent film...unfortunately as soon as Jagger arrives on screen (man he can't act) it then descends into utter hippy…

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By Art S (1,002) on 10 May 2011

Not so sure about this…

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By Miguel A (296) on 04 Nov 2013

Parece que a RTP1 assumiu a responsabilidade que a RTP2 tinha de passar o filme bom da semana , e foi assim que Performance apareceu perdido…

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By Sarah O (298) on 15 Oct 2011

Hallucinogenic, experimental, beatnik, gangsta flick from the late 60's…

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By Andy C (1,868) on 27 Oct 2012

Gangsters and drugs and boobs and Mick Jagger…

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By Charles P (1,784) on 30 Oct 2015

Performance is a strange little film. It tackles some pretty big ideas about identity: the true self vs a performance…

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