Review of The Outsiders (1983) by Rita Kempley for Washington Post — 13 May 1985
Hinton was still a Tulsa teen when she wrote the best seller (4 million copies in seven languages) in the mid-1960s. Her brain wasn't mucked up with adult equivocation, so she didn't get into those confusing gray zones.
Great for her, but not for Coppola, who turns this long-awaited story into baffling mush.
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This review of The Outsiders (1983) was written by Rita Kempley and published by Washington Post on 13 May 1985.
The Outsiders has generally received positive reviews.
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