Review of The Warriors (1979) by Roger Ebert for Chicago Sun-Times — 21 Jun 1984
The Warriors is a real peculiarity, a movie about street gang warfare, written and directed as an exercise in mannerism. There's hardly a moment when we believe that the movie's gangs are real or that their members are real people or that they inhabit a real city.
That's where the peculiarity comes in: I don't think we're supposed to. No matter what impression the ads give, this isn't even remotely intended as an action film. It's a set piece. It's a ballet of stylized male violence.
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This review of The Warriors (1979) was written by Roger Ebert and published by Chicago Sun-Times on 21 Jun 1984.
The Warriors has generally received very positive reviews.
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