Review of There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) by Lee M — 27 Nov 2009
Under-appreciated at the time of its release (despite the star-studded cast and acclaimed director, Warner Bros. obviously was at a loss as to how to market the film and pretty much dumped it into release with little fanfar), this bawdy, offbeat western-comedy/prison film is extremely entertaining.
Writers David Newman and Robert Benton follwed up their seminal script for "Bonnie And Clyde" with this story, which has a similar brand of irony and "anti-establishment" sensibility.
Kirk Douglas is at his sly, wily best and the supporting charaters are a complimentary hoot.
This review of There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) was written by Lee M on 27 Nov 2009.
There Was a Crooked Man... has generally received positive reviews.
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