Review of The Birdcage (1996) by Terrence Rafferty for The New Yorker — 13 Nov 2004
Oddly, the funniest performer here is Gene Hackman, playing an aggressively straight, family-values-spouting politician. Hackman's deadpan inanity is sublimely comic.
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This review of The Birdcage (1996) was written by Terrence Rafferty and published by The New Yorker on 13 Nov 2004.
The Birdcage has generally received positive reviews.
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