Review of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) by Jay Boyar for Orlando Sentinel — 08 Apr 1990
Despite the lofty tone of his literary, artistic and metaphysical allusions, Greenaway is working the same streets of human depravity as John Waters; he's just more pretentious about it. At best, Greenaway's film is a provocative and diabolically funny foray into the roots of passion and cruelty.
At worst, the symbolic bric-a-brac gets so thick you lose sight of the characters.
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This review of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) was written by Jay Boyar and published by Orlando Sentinel on 08 Apr 1990.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover has generally received very positive reviews.
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