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By Corey D (237) on 11 Aug 2009

Ben gazazzararazazara is everything a man should be in this movie…

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By You K (68) on 18 Jul 2009

A great Cassavetes spin on the noir genre…

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By Joshua M (939) on 11 Jul 2009

This is one of those movies film students are required to claim they love…

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By Richard H (920) on 10 May 2009

Not great, but I still like it better than Scarface…

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By Jeff B (2,998) on 04 Apr 2009

In the beginning I had some problems with this movie, especially with the developing of the story. But Ben Gazzara is fabulous…

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By Clemens K (2) on 04 Apr 2009

In the beginning I had some problems with this movie, especially with the developing of the story. But Ben Gazzara is fabulous…

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By Jennifer L (740) on 14 Mar 2009

An excellent 70's crime thriller…

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By Christopher S (2,154) on 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…

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By Kris K (157) on 02 Mar 2009

Things happen in this movie, and you, as the viewer, watch them take place. The end…

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By Rory P (254) on 01 Mar 2009

A unique experience. The languid flow of the original version (cut in 1976) is superior to the re-edit…

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By George C (386) on 24 Feb 2009

Excellent movie, makes you feel as if you're right in the environment…

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By Jason R (1,823) on 18 Feb 2009

Great performance here from Gazzara. You can see his pain and the sheer desperation in his face…

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By Devon B (391) on 14 Feb 2009

Cosmo Vitelli is the owner of a strip club on the sunset strip in Los Angeles, and his business is slow…

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By Private U (13,627) on 01 Feb 2009

I hated this picture when I first saw it, but something made me give it another look, and getting to know its unusual language results in a…

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By Mattias E (160) on 03 Jan 2009

Ben gazzara is brilliant as cosmo vitelli. 10/10 for his performance…

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By Nina S (222) on 03 Jan 2009

Ben gazzara is brilliant as cosmo vitelli. 10/10 for his performance…

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By Matthew A (1,056) on 29 Dec 2008

My first John Cassavetes experience, and that's exactly what it was. Raw, shifting focus, in and out of light, pure performances. truly awesome…

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By Jackson S (352) on 17 Dec 2008

More interesting as an insight into Cassavetes' psyche than as a dramatic film. Some of it works. Some of it doesn't…

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By Cli O (622) on 06 Dec 2008

An underrated 70's crime film that explores a lot of ground that others generally don't…

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By Matt G (2,017) on 02 Dec 2008

I have a feeling I didn't watch the proper version of this, but it was still decent…

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