Review of The Boys from Brazil (1978) by Lanning : — 22 May 2006

Again, this is the kind of role where Olivier shines better for me. His Shakesperian roles, I fear, are overrated in general.

Peck and antagonist Olivier in this movie are wonderful. I wonder if they cracked each other up on the set? It is Peck's movie, however, in the end. Try a double-feature of this and To Kill a Mockingbird to get a sense of Peck's range.

The scene which proves the undoing of Steve Guttenberg--the hunt for the bug--is just one of my favorite Peck moments in this.