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By Conor M (195) on 05 Aug 2011

An excellent but awkward 70's film that doesn't try very hard but somehow pulls it off…

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By Kevin R (2,184) on 22 May 2011

Go on in there and shrivel your testicles Two brothers that grew up in an unstable household have very different personalities and outlooks…

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By John M (4,356) on 21 May 2011

Quirky, unfocused movie about losers on their way to a predictable end. Probably the weakest of the Rafelson-Nicholson collaborations…

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By Paul P (1,688) on 15 Mar 2011

Easily one of the most overlooked movies of the 70s…

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By Keith E (137) on 11 Mar 2011

A very solid three star movie…

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By Trent R (307) on 10 Mar 2011

Not gorgeous on blu-ray, but rather appropriately bleak and icy with the detail lending greater impact to Burstyn's incredibly raw performance…

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By Gregory C (271) on 02 Mar 2011

Cool movie…

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By Daniel K (1,478) on 25 Feb 2011

2: It opens strong and finishes strong, but practically everything in between leaves something to be desired…

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By Jon C (1,457) on 09 Jan 2011

A surprisingly quiet turn by Nicholson is the highlight to this rather bleak story of estranged brothers…

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By Caleb M (788) on 09 Jan 2011

An engaging and well-acted drama from BBS, but not as powerful as Five Easy Pieces or iconic as Easy Rider…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 28 Dec 2010

A very deep, intense, dramatic movie with a great story and brilliant actors. I loved this movie, and I highly recommend it…

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By James Kendrick (1,607) for Q Network Film Desk (1,607) on 15 Dec 2010

Rafelson relies heavily on overt symbolism and visual metaphor, which provides plenty of food for thought for the literary-minded, but also…

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By Jay Antani (281) for Cinema Writer (174) on 16 Aug 2010

A worthwhile Rafelson outing with striking photography by Laszlo Kovacs…

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By Kris W (359) on 06 Aug 2010

Nicholson plays a more restrained character and Dern plays a role that seems like Nicholson would play…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 05 Mar 2010

A moody story of relationships in a less than clean-cut environment…

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By John C (2,737) on 24 Feb 2010

A criminally underseen gem! One of the more underappreciated classics of the greatest decade in film history…

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By Will D (958) on 08 Dec 2009

A lot of wasted effort here, kept expecting this to get better or for anything to happen…

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By Dave R (1,620) on 12 Oct 2009

As this film went on, I realized that there were none of the usual conventions we've become used to in standard movies…

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By Marko S (143) on 16 Aug 2009

The movie is worth watching because of the photography, brilliantly handled by laszlo kovacs, and the setting of atlantic city small time double-crosser,…

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By Eric M (1,401) on 20 Jul 2009

Bob Rafelson's follow-up to Five Easy Pieces is draggier and more uneven than its predecessor, though it benefits greatly from good performances…

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