Review of The Handmaid's Tale (1990) by Desson Thomson for Washington Post — 28 May 2013
The finale isn't quite as chillingly nerve-wracking as one would hope. Schloendorff, who also made The Tin Drum, directs with a uniform dullness that creates little sense of suspense. In replaying the Atwood novel, he and Pinter ultimately fail to create a significant timbre of their own to make the transmogrification truly effective.
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This review of The Handmaid's Tale (1990) was written by Desson Thomson and published by Washington Post on 28 May 2013.
The Handmaid's Tale has generally received mixed reviews.
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