If this was any other movie, I would have said that the main leads' performances were way over dramatic, but for this film they are just perfect. Ned Beatty's rendition of a guy who can sell fridges to Eskimos alone is worth the price of the movie. Hope you don't bump into such guys in real life. Every one else rocked in this movie too and above all there is excellent chemistry and synergy between all the leads resulting in a true masterpiece of all time.
Much as I love today's movies too and much as I hate to say this, they really don't make this kind of movies anymore, a movie that relies not on gimmicks or fancy sound effects or whatever else, but solely on an intelligent plot, superb acting(5 oscar nominations and 3 wins) and a script filled with witty lines and abundant humor. Contrast this with a more recent movie such as "Magnolia", there is no comparison.
Some people commented that the part about the murder of Howard Beal is too far fetched, do they not remember the murder of a gay man on the Jenny Jones Show, a direct result of the show's obsessive pursuit of sensationalism and shock values. So it is not at all too far from real.
A true masterpiece about trash on TV and above all about our values. A must see, even if not necessarily a most enjoyable film. 10/10.
Much as I love today's movies too and much as I hate to say this, they really don't make this kind of movies anymore, a movie that relies not on gimmicks or fancy sound effects or whatever else, but solely on an intelligent plot, superb acting(5 oscar nominations and 3 wins) and a script filled with witty lines and abundant humor. Contrast this with a more recent movie such as "Magnolia", there is no comparison.
Some people commented that the part about the murder of Howard Beal is too far fetched, do they not remember the murder of a gay man on the Jenny Jones Show, a direct result of the show's obsessive pursuit of sensationalism and shock values. So it is not at all too far from real.
A true masterpiece about trash on TV and above all about our values. A must see, even if not necessarily a most enjoyable film. 10/10.