Review of Popeye (1980) by Gene Siskel for Chicago Tribune — 16 Aug 2008
Altman directs the complex web of social interactions with a frame that’s both inclusive and prying. And the actors he collected and dropped in Malta’s simulated community help evoke an atmosphere that is genial yet guarded.
Shelly Duvall couldn’t possibly have played Olive Oyl badly.
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This review of Popeye (1980) was written by Gene Siskel and published by Chicago Tribune on 16 Aug 2008.
Popeye has generally received mixed reviews.
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