Review of Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) by Roy N — 07 Feb 2008

You have to like cars, and low-dialogue road-movies, otherwise, don't watch it.

This review of Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) was written by Roy N on 07 Feb 2008.

Two-Lane Blacktop has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Roger T (757) on 30 Aug 2012

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The first time I watched Two Lane Blacktop ,i thought shit where are the car chases ,this is boring And now looking at the film again I realise…

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