It's extremely competent, shot in 'Scope (Boorman's best screen format), and though it kept me absorbed it failed to win me over.
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This review of The General (1998) was written by Jonathan Rosenbaum and published by Chicago Reader on 14 Mar 2003.
The General has generally received positive reviews.
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