The Assassination of Trotsky

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Cees T Terribly slow, especially when they killed that bull for entertainment. Did this film have more green in 1972? Looks like they smoked it all. Anyway, Jack's unstable and Trotsky is another pretentious asshole like Marx. "All means" includes capitalism and not murdering people, numpty. At least it shows gondolas are another Italian influence in Mexico besides the flag (1794 vs 1821), and that there are green areas. Wait, the founder of the Red Army is against revolution here? +2 for mention of the Nazi-Soviet Pact. Herr Flick finally getting ready to kill Colonel Sanders... Jack's the most awkward creep since Dahmer. Except to his lady friend. "Going to the bank" a lot smoother than "returning some video tapes". What's with the creepy wall art? And the thin tie on that cool cop? ...and the ending? 1/10 - Terrible. If the trippy cover doesn't give it away, hyperbole like "A Web of Intrigue. A Conspiracy of Terror. An Act of Madness." does. It's just terrorist karma. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/13/24 Full Review Audience Member In October of 1972 Burton had three films come out in the space of two weeks and though this may have been the best of them nobody remembers it at all. Beautifully directed by Losey, and with a fascinating screenplay, the actors go to town. I keep thinking this wonderful film will eventually be rediscovered but I'm beginning to lose faith. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member After much trepidation, I finally watched Joseph Losey's "The Assassination of Trotsky," which is not only heralded as one of Losey's worst films, but one of the worst films of the 1970s. The film is better than most people claim, but it is still a major disappointment considering the talent involved. Although the Welsh-born Burton is miscast as Soviet exile Leon Trotsky -- Losey's original choices were Dirk Bogarde, Marlon Brando, and George C. Scott! -- I was more disappointed in the performance of Alain Delon as the assassin, which is lifeless and unmotivated. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review walter m [font=Century Gothic]"The Assassination of Trotsky" is an interesting near-miss of a movie about the last days of former Russian revolutaionary Leon Trotsky(a very fine performance by Richard Burton) in exile in Mexico City in 1940. It may get the facts straight but it does not go far below the surface in depicting the time and place or the characters who with the exception of the Americans are in exile because of war and/or fascism.(I was disappointed that director Joseph Losey did not have any special insight here since he was blacklisted in the 1950's and forced to find work overseas.) A couple of scenes stand out, especially the bullfighting, but this is a wasted opportunity to explore the nature of revolutionary violence and how that can turn out to be a double-edged sword.[/font] Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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