Review of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) by You K — 18 Jul 2009

A great Cassavetes spin on the noir genre.

This review of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) was written by You K on 18 Jul 2009.

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie has generally received positive reviews.

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88% People who owe money, sshhh, that's the worst sin in the world. Here's to the biggest sin in the world, people who owe money.-Flo (Timothy Carey)…

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One of many Cassavetes' avant-garde films, The Killing of A Chinese Bookie is an intelligent crime flick that loses much of its edge in the…

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By Jay Cocks (51) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 02 May 2013

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By Brandon S (2,121) on 15 Aug 2010

It's been said of John Cassavetes' films, You can't just sit back and eat popcorn! So true…

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By Gregory C (271) on 15 Dec 2010

I watched the 1978 cut this time. it's much shorter and very different from the 1976 cut in the way it moves…

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By Sean G (809) on 08 Mar 2012

I am amazing. It's basically neo-noir meets the gangster genre…

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By Smiley A (6) on 13 Dec 2010

Cassavetes as a director is an acquired taste; the Campari of movie-makers…

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By Art S (1,002) on 21 Nov 2010

Cassavetes' best movie IMO. It doesn't hurt that Scorsese helped conceive it. Ben Gazzara's best performance, too…

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By Pierluigi P (335) on 13 Apr 2013

An offbeat but unique take on the noir genre keys that might seem to go nowhere most of the time and yet brings some freshness and bravado…

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By Peter F (998) on 22 Jul 2011

After several successful flirts with melodrama, Cassavetes made his first attempt at L.A.-based noir and it's quite a treat…

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