Review of Punishment Park (1971) by Martin T — 15 Dec 2009

The acting and dialogue is terrible. The players are all non-actors, largely improvising their material, and it shows. One could argue that this film doesn't take sides, but that's only because there's no good side to take.

The right are cartoonish overblown portrayals. The left are childish, arrogant obnoxious brats spewing meaningless pseudo-revolutionary pablum. A simplistic, paranoid, and didactic viewpoint. This doesn't inspire debate, it simply reinforces stereotypes.