Review of The Blues Brothers (1980) by Janet Maslin for The New York Times — 20 Sep 2001
There are parts of The Blues Brothers that would have played infinitely better with a knock-about feeling, a sloppiness like that of "Animal House." As it is, the movie is airless. The stakes needn't have been so suffocatingly high.
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This review of The Blues Brothers (1980) was written by Janet Maslin and published by The New York Times on 20 Sep 2001.
The Blues Brothers has generally received very positive reviews.
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