Joe

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Mark L Although modern audiences may be uncomfortable with the overt bigotry of the titular Joe, Peter Boyle's performance as Joe Curran- a beat down, World War II veteran who despises the counterculture- makes this film noteworthy. Curran provides a window into the Silent Majority and average Joe of 1970. This glimpse is ugly, resentful, and self righteous. Touching on themes of class, race, and family, the film tackles the culture war of 50 years ago but may have something to say about today. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/26/23 Full Review Michael M The movie brings you thru drug abuse, a father's search for his daughter, and 'Joe', an opinionated and ignorant working class stiff. As thru history, under achievers like to hate others: blacks, immigrants, Jews, Liberals, the young, etc. Joe hates them all. And tho we can chuckle at times at his stupid comments and hypocrisy, the film is chilling, especially in the days of trump Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I suppose this will truly be eternally relevant, although its also worth remembering how the movie complicates its own narrative in ways that won't really satisfy either of the political extremes. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review dave s Simply put, there are really only a couple of reasons to spend any time watching Joe. First and foremost, Peter Boyle gives an absolutely incendiary performance as Joe, a racist right-winger who feeds off of the hatred he feels for anyone who doesn't think or look like him. Second reason: the film features the debut of Susan Sarandon in the role of a young New York hippie whose father kills her boyfriend, setting off a chain of events that will lead to a horrific conclusion. Beyond that, there's not much to see here as the film's noble attempts at social commentary are undermined by some horrifically wooden acting, poorly written dialogue (stunning that the screenplay was nominated for an Oscar) and laughable visual effects during the murder of Sarandon's character's boyfriend. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Really good film. A right wing executive and a racist hippie-hater become friends and spin violently out of control. Susan Sarandon's first appearance. Worth a watch! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review jon c we keep America beautiful the only way we know how even if it's full of hippies and feel-good substances in the big city the movie starts off with a young couple; Mike and Melissa played by a very young Susan Sarandon Melissa's boyfriend is a junkie, after a near-fatal overdose her father Bill played by Denis Patrick rushes in killing him the only thing he can do is ask assistance from a factory worker veteran named Joe who has a passionate hatred towards hippies Peter Boyle as Joe makes the killing look like a robbery gone wrong and wouldn't you know it actually approves of this man's actions a majority of the film itself is both of these men learning from one another about how they feel about the current generation of sex, drugs etc. and how it's desensitizing America's youth there's only so many young people these days that can easily be corrupted by such addictions and maybe they are the only two who want to take action it's a shame Susan Saradon isn't in the movie enough next to Joe himself, I was a bit let down the good stuff doesn't happen until the last 20 minutes still this movie presents a big concern about the American hippie culture and what it's full of beyond our control maybe it's up to us to do something or not, the junkies pile themselves on us or many others if we let them slide by, becoming a vigilante to wipe clean the dirty perhaps isn't the solution Even one small killing can lead to a more giant bloodbath Boyle is really good here next to Patrick even if the rest of the film slogs in many spots Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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