Review of Under the Volcano (1984) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 01 Jan 2000
Huston simply films the plot of Malcolm Lowry's modern-day gothic novel, turning a fevered interior vision into a cold, distant, exterior one—a documentary on the death of a drunk. As the tortured consul, Albert Finney has moments of technical brilliance, but Huston's direction gives him no inner life.
The most impressive artistic contribution is that of cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa, whose painfully sharp images suggest something of what the novel is about.
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This review of Under the Volcano (1984) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 01 Jan 2000.
Under the Volcano has generally received positive reviews.
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