Klute

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julie b Klute is impeccably shot - every scene is meticulously crafted. This style combined with Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland’s performances is what make it a compelling movie despite some writing/plot misses (the third act lost us for awhile). The trundle bed scene is peak cinema humor, and really liked the therapy monologues slowly revealed throughout. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review Kathy W A great film with one of Jane Fond’s best performances. I think you have to be of the times that this film was made to truly appreciate the artistic quality of it. It is smart, which is something you no longer see in films. It is a psychological study which is something the current generation of directors and screenwriters simply do not understand, nor to which they relate. It is not about flash over substance and the pace is slower than films today, to give you time to absorb and ponder, not to beat you over the head with optics and message. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Seth K It's a classic. Not a lot of dialogue - to the contrary almost mute performances by Donald Sutherland, love interest and detective and Vivian Nathan as Jane Fonda's psychiatrist. Excellent, atmospheric soundtrack as well. It feels, in many respects, as a template for the many psychological thrillers produced since its debut in 1971. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/12/24 Full Review Nicoletta M Good acting by Fonda, but why is it called Klute, it should have been called Bree - he has an almost secondary role, and we get to enjoy little of Sutherland’s acting chops. The worst parts are the editing and directing, which are tedious and disjointed and create a slow, dark, barely visible cacophony. The music is difficult to sit through, providing an atmosphere of danger and weirdness that never actually delivers. The culprit is revealed early and is dispatched with rather easily in the end. Yawn. This film could have been great, but it isn’t; it obviously wants to be a taut, cerebral, suspenseful thriller, but it’s much to do about nothing instead. Thin plot, poorly narrated, no evolution. There is little to it other than Bree’s personal issues discussed at length in her therapy sessions. Most of the reviews are very generous, probably due to Klute’s creators’ and actors’ clout - no pun intended. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/27/24 Full Review ed m This hasn't aged well. Slow. No real pay off. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/16/24 Full Review Alec B The romance is a little unconvincing, but I like that the mystery/thriller stuff comes to a pretty believable conclusion. This is the perfect role for Fonda, allowing her to be both tough and vulnerable. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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