Review of Z

Z (1969)
4/10
Hasn't aged well, once revolutionary, now almost silly
9 February 2004
I watched this film again, not having seen it since it first came out

during the heady days of back then. My friend, who had not seen it

before, asked me if it was an 'absurdist comedy' after the first

twenty minutes. Sadly, the old warhorse has no kick left in it. And

the bad filmmaking shows through glaringly--everything is talk talk

talk slapped on top of clumsy cinematography. I can't believe that

those who vote this a 'ten' have actually re-looked at it in the past

decade. This is one of those films that just ends up on classic

lists. Tedious and clumsy to the point of silliness. Not "Z" but "zzzz".
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