Review of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) by Dan C — 11 Nov 2012

Not a movie, but a film, a piece of art, rather than an entertainment, which apparently gives license to bore the viewer. Gulfs of silence, studied close-up shots, a profusion of minor character details that add up to what? Nothing interesting.

Unfortunately I put in the original 1976 cut, clocking in at 135 minutes. I could have saved myself the half hour of tone-deaf singing in the strip show and probably the lion's share of meaningful silent close-ups.