Review of The Stunt Man (1980) by Damon S — 10 Mar 2009
This was the first movie in 10 years that I watched again, right after seeing it the first time on dvd. And after watching it the second time, I watched it a third. There are so many layers to this movie and I would argue that it is this movie, not "Lawrence of Arabia" that is Peter O'Toole's finest acting moment.
It is a "film within a film" but, unlike wanna-be's that are filled with irreverent film "references", or films trying to be cool about making films (although I do find Cecil B.
Demented to be entertaining in this category, but in a whole different perspective) - this is the most clever, intelligent, and ground-breaking film in this genre. The camera work is truly amazing and the score is worthy of the Golden Globe it received.
One piece of music, performed 3 different ways, to create 3 different moods throughout the movie worked its genius to envelope this multi-genre movie into a cinematic masterpiece. Although I am a fan of "Ordinary People" ("Pachelbel's Canon" is one of my favorite pieces), I think "The Stunt Man" is a far better movie in that it fuses so many different genres to create a movie that you can laugh and cry at and, in the end, feel like you have seen cinematic masterpiece at its finest.
This review of The Stunt Man (1980) was written by Damon S on 10 Mar 2009.
The Stunt Man has generally received positive reviews.
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