Review of Southern Comfort (1981) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 27 May 1991
Though the film was photographed on what appear to have been extremely difficult locations in Louisiana and Texas, it never once convinces you that it's anything but pretentious moviemaking.
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This review of Southern Comfort (1981) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 27 May 1991.
Southern Comfort has generally received positive reviews.
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