Overrated at the time as a piece of mature and realistic cinema with a strong social conscience, this now works best as lurid melodrama.
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This review of The Snake Pit (1948) was written by Geoff Andrew and published by Time Out on 09 Feb 2006.
The Snake Pit has generally received very positive reviews.
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