The Comedians

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Blu B 10/06/2023 Jesus...this is one of the most boring things I've seen. It's not the most broken, not even close. I get the basic idea of change in Haiti and these characters are caught in the turmoil, but man is it boring and at times borderline incoherent. The closest I can point to is this is like a even more boring less coherent version of Havana (1990). It jumps around constantly with different plot lines and not only does it never make them work together into something even resembling a cohesive story but it drags these scenes out terribly. The acting is so boring to watch and dry. Even Alec Guiness who is the best thing in this starts out good but just gets bogged down in boring plot delivery and bland tone. The end with Burton and him talking for what feels like an eternity is so boring. The setting is memorable but its always shot in boring ways. Taylor & Burtons romance feels unneeded and it feels like there not even playing characters when there on screen. The chicken decapitation was really disturbing an dragged terribly also. Everything about this is terribly boring and lots of times it gets dragged out and you just can't focus and when you do it jumps around so much that you can't follow it and than next thing you know your watching a chicken getting its head cut off and your wondering what is going on before getting bored again. Rinse and repeat. This just needed to focus on Alec Guniess the entire way. Stay away at all costs. One of the most difficult things to get through I've ever seen. See more steve d 07/18/2020 Not enjoyable in any way. See more 03/26/2020 Plodding, self-important over-wrought, but cinematography and the Elizabeth Taylor-Richard Burton thing is worth seeing. It was a big thing back then. Graham Greene's theme - old white guy losing his faith and visiting foreign brothels is kind of quaint half a century later. See more 02/09/2017 Very strong cast in screen adaptation of the Graham Green novel. See more 11/28/2016 Odd but well done film. See more 02/21/2016 Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor vehicle based around a Graham Greene novel, which the author adapted himself, though this one is a far cry from "The Third Man" or "The Fallen Idol." The story revolves around Burton romancing a diplomat's wife, Taylor, in a Papa Doc led Haiti that's ruled by terror. It's actually a setting that seems ripe for a Green story of political intrigue and personal character dynamics, but the characters are not compelling and the story has a dull pace, but the film's terrific cast (Alec Guinness, Peter Ustinov, Lillian Gish, Georg Stanford Brown, Roscoe Lee Browne, Gloria Foster, James Earl Jones, Zakes Mokae, Cicely Tyson, Raymond St. Jacques) manage to keep it watchable. There's also a fine score by Laurence Rosenthal that also help with the atmosphere. Overall, the film is worth checking out for fans of Liz and Dick, but don't watch the film if you're looking for a fine Graham Greene tale. See more Read all reviews

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