Review of They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) by Scott Macdonald for The A.V. Club — 23 Sep 2018
The movie is so unrelievedly pessimistic that only the most dedicated misanthrope could love it. But there’s something oddly bracing—noble, even—about a Hollywood picture that’s willing to say, without even a hint of soft-pedaling, that life isn’t worth living, and that it’s squalid, unfair, and disappointing.
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This review of They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) was written by Scott Macdonald and published by The A.V. Club on 23 Sep 2018.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? has generally received very positive reviews.
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