Review of The Boys from Brazil (1978) by Ray D — 23 Oct 2009
It's a movie where Gregory Peck plays a crazed Nazi scientist who's fled to Brazil and is trying to clone Adolf Hitler. The film isn't serious, really, but it has kind of a crazed, pulpy atmosphere that comes across as a bit jarring today.
(And it's not helped by Gregory Peck--Atticus Finch!--chewing the scenery like Al Pacino). Then Laurence Olivier shows up and it gets even MORE out of control. James Mason is his usual reserved self, though, and hardcore fans of Steve Guttenberg will note that he has a rare serious(!) role here.
The script--taken from Ira Levin's novel, is as sardonic as Rosemary's Baby, and the climax of the film is nasty, brutish, and short. Thomas Hobbes would be proud. Gregory Peck as a nazi! What's this world coming to?
This review of The Boys from Brazil (1978) was written by Ray D on 23 Oct 2009.
The Boys from Brazil has generally received positive reviews.
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