Review of Straight Time (1978) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 29 Sep 2009
Straight Time is a most unlikeable film because Dustin Hoffman, starring as a paroled and longtime criminal, cannot overcome the essentially distasteful and increasingly unsympathetic elements in the character.
Ulu Grosbard's sluggish direction doesn't help.
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This review of Straight Time (1978) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 29 Sep 2009.
Straight Time has generally received positive reviews.
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