Review of The King of Comedy (1982) by Nikolaj Z — 13 Jul 2009
"'The King of Comedy' is not, you may already have guessed, a fun movie. It is also not a bad movie. It is frustrating to watch, unpleasant to remember, and, in its own way, quite effective. It represents an enormous departure for Scorsese..." - Roger Ebert.
Ya know that feeling you get when you see something awful happening in slow motion, and there's nothing you can do to stop it?...
"This is a movie about rejection, with a hero who never admits that he has been rejected and so there is neither comic nor tragic release -- just the postponement of pain." - Roger Ebert.
This review of The King of Comedy (1982) was written by Nikolaj Z on 13 Jul 2009.
The King of Comedy has generally received very positive reviews.
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