Review of Ragtime (1981) by Rodney E — 18 Oct 2012
Milos Foreman's opus about early 1900's America works on a few different levels. It is a great costume and detailed film, good score, powerful acting, and a great cast (Steenburgen is a little iffy at times though).
It was great to see some of the old school cats like James Cagney, in his final role, get screentime. Cagney and Brad Dourif definitely make this pretty great. Hey and there was a youngish Samuel L as part of Howard Rollin's gang.
Ragtime was a movie that I always wanted to see based off me liking One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, and Man on the Moon. Sometimes the movies you want to see for years wind up sucking or disappointing but Ragtime was good.
This review of Ragtime (1981) was written by Rodney E on 18 Oct 2012.
Ragtime has generally received positive reviews.
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