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Interesting film from the early 70s. The voice over narration by Michael Caine raises it above the mundane, though not spectacular. I liked the dicotamy between the voice over and the visual action in places. Suprisiing supporting cast - Micky Rooney, Lionel Stander, Lisabeth Scott. Interesting use of color - or rather lack of color - with lots of browns, whites and very little other colors. It had a slight flavor of a commercial for Malta.
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MCT:December 9, 2007I kind of want to slam Mike Hodges around for a while, but then I have to give him credit for the original Get Carter. Then again, I don't want to give him too much credit, because he also made Damien: The Omen II. I'm really torn between giving this movie two-and-a-half stars or a full three. Here's the deal. To summarize the movie...it's simply okay. It's an okay movie.
I have a problem with Pulp in the same vein that I have a problem with Fido. Gosh darn it, both movies try way too hard to be funny. What's even more odd about Pulp is that the humor in what should be a dark comedy, is far more focused on the slapstick aspect than anything else. Is that really the choice they should have gone for?
Again, I totally believe that real life has comedy so dramas can incorporate funny moments, but to inject it in a non-realistic fashion? I don't think so. My theory on why they did this? I honestly don't think the script was solid enough (also Mike Hodges) and to really get the audience somehow involved, slapstick was necessary. That's the only thing that makes sense in my head. Michael Caine's narration, while I'm aware of its purpose, just falls flat in this. We get the scene of the typing pool to explain the narration. Is that really necessary? I'm pretty sure that the audience gets that the character can narration his own fiction without having a ham-handed reason for explaining it.
The good part? There's not that much. It's nice to see lots of Italy. Some of the cinematography is pretty decent and Caine himself is somewhat of a treat to watch. That's really about it. Don't invest too much in this movie.
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