Review of The Elephant Man (1980) by Kevin M. W — 11 Jan 2013
Take away all the famous names in this work and you'd still be left with the story of a very human soul tormentingly imprisoned in a lump of his own hideous flesh. The big names then do the story well: Lynch controls his usual antics to deliver understatement (a shock in itself), Hopkins as the well meaning doctor who actually uses the animal just like everyone until he realizes his mistake, Bancroft is no embarassment, Gielgud and Hiller are the rocks the story rests on .
.. but Hurt, as the man himself, is exemplary. Well, Hurt and the makeup guy. Look for the tea scene.
This review of The Elephant Man (1980) was written by Kevin M. W on 11 Jan 2013.
The Elephant Man has generally received very positive reviews.
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