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Gritty

posted 15 years ago by plwblj
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Tough little noir film;

[–] plwblj 13 years ago

Holds up-and surprisingly not that sentimental when considering the latter Reynold's roles.

This gives it its staying power-and that Soundtrack-TOO Much;

[–] 13 years ago

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[–] plwblj 11 years ago

Burt is perfectly cast as Shamus for a guy who did his own stunts and he has a rugged exterior which dovetails into the character;

[–] Jones70 (6195) 4 years ago

Yeah I thought it was very good, easily one of Burt’s better movies.

[–] Jones70 (6195) 2 years ago

I wish Burt had stuck to these types of movies for the rest of the 70s.