In Cold Blood (v.f.)
"4 Stars! Incisive, Engrossing..." -Leonard Maltin, Movie & Video Guide
In Cold Blood is the powerful, true story of a callous murder, based upon the best-selling novel by Truman Capote. A prosperous and respected Kansas farmer, his wife and his two teenage children are wantonly and brutally slaughtered. The murderers are two mindless ex-convict drifters: Perry Smith (Robert Blake) and Dick Hickock (Scott Wilson). The story penetrates the inner workings of the criminals' minds as it follows their purposeless meanderings through Mexico and the United States in evasion of the law and finally to the dramatic end of their journey.
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an excellent character study - tbird
the film explores how can someone commit a horrible act. are they evil or just lost and a victim of a rotten childhood. does capital punishment solve anything?the film is visually beautiful and has some great lighting techniques.the music that went along with the film was terrific and added to the scenes.on many levels i was captivated.there is also a bit of humor in one part. i enjoyed the scene where they are collecting pop bottles and filling up the back of the car.there is an old man sleeping in the back and the bottles are piling up around him.i loved that scene.
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an excellent character study - tbird
the film explores how can someone commit a horrible act. are they evil or just lost and a victim of a rotten childhood. does capital punishment solve anything?the film is visually beautiful and has some great lighting techniques.the music that went along with ...