Review of There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) by Brody M — 12 Aug 2009
Some might think there is too much humor for the film to be serious. Others may say there's too much violence and double-crossing for the film to funny. Both camps would be wrong.
You've got here a great performance by Kirk Douglas, wonderful supporting turns by Burgess Meredith, John Randolph and Hume Cronyn and a great adversary (it's hard to say who the bad guy is) in Henry Fonda.
The humor makes the ending (and the overarching themes) all the more effective. You are lulled into caring about these characters, bad men who do bad things. What happens to them matters because of that.
This review of There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) was written by Brody M on 12 Aug 2009.
There Was a Crooked Man... has generally received positive reviews.
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