Review of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) by Christopher S — 03 Mar 2009
Director John Cassavetes' raw, unfocused style has been riveting in other movies, but here it's just pretentious and dull - it's too meandering to work as a character study, and fails to generate the suspense it needs to be effective as a crime drama.
Excellent naturalistic performance from Ben Gazzara, and there's some nice seedy atmosphere, but it's just too long and slow-paced to be watchable, it's really a chore to sit through. A real disappointment.
This review of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) was written by Christopher S on 03 Mar 2009.
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie has generally received positive reviews.
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