Review of Shock Corridor (1963) by James H — 14 Jul 2008
With the rawness of a fresh scrape of the kneecap, Sam Fuller boldly charges into the cuckoo's nest for a gritty romp through Wackyland courtesy of a Pulitzer seeking reporter, his stripper girlfriend, a black White Knight of the Ku Klux Klan and a scientific man-boy.
Posing as a sexual deviant with incestuous urges towards his sister, Johnny Berrett (Peter Breck) is committed in hopes of solving an inmates murder and landing himself a spot in the big time. But don't let the dime-store plot fool you.
Fuller sees fit to inject it with enough social awkwardness and taboo that most of the simplified psychobabble is forgivable and the overall result is as unnerving as a cold bedpan in the dark.
This review of Shock Corridor (1963) was written by James H on 14 Jul 2008.
Shock Corridor has generally received positive reviews.
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