Treatment frequently pushes past the careful to the precious, and the quiet, odd tale never becomes more than mildly intriguing.
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This review of The Escape Artist (1982) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 23 Nov 1994.
The Escape Artist has generally received positive reviews.
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