Review of This Sporting Life (1963) by Martin T — 20 Oct 2009
A stark, bleak downer of a film, centered around a relationship obviously doomed from the start. There really isn't a single bright moment to be found, and Anderson lets every depressing moment play out in harsh realism.
Richard Harris is superb in the lead, seething with brutality and frustration like a British Brando. The narrative, told partly in flashback, does occasionally make the chronology confusing.
This review of This Sporting Life (1963) was written by Martin T on 20 Oct 2009.
This Sporting Life has generally received very positive reviews.
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