Review of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) by Jennifer L — 14 Mar 2009
An excellent 70's crime thriller. My first foray into the work of John Cassavetes with, based on what I read amongst the other FB reviews, a film that is not a "typical Cassavetes film". I simply picked this one for the evocative title.
Ben Gazzara delivers a wonderfully subtle performance as the enigmatic Cosmo Vitelli. I'll hazard a guess that the Coen Brothers were paying an homage to this film when they cast Gazzara as "Jackie Treehorn" (the pornographer) in their film "The Big Lebowski".
This review of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) was written by Jennifer L on 14 Mar 2009.
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie has generally received positive reviews.
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