Review of The Freshman (1990) by Peter Rainer for Los Angeles Times — 31 Jul 2013
The role is nothing more than an elaborate comic turn, but he invests it with such sly knowingness and reserves of feeling that he gives this dinky joke-book movie a soul. Brando is doing here what a lot of famous actors probably wish they could do to the roles that made them famous (or, in Brando’s case, famous again).
He’s using the gravity of his performance in “The Godfather” for comic effect, bringing out the absurdity that was always just under the surface of the role.
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This review of The Freshman (1990) was written by Peter Rainer and published by Los Angeles Times on 31 Jul 2013.
The Freshman has generally received positive reviews.
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