The Boys From Brazil
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Movie Reviews of The Boys From Brazil
Movie Review: Olivier and Peck in Bravura Form
Summary: 3 Stars
No one will confuse "The Boys From Brazil" with classic cinema, but it remains a compelling thriller thanks to the superb performances of Laurence Olivier and Gregory Peck. Both actors transcend the preposterousness of Ira Levin's best-seller while director Franklin J. Schaffner keeps the globetrotting narrative afloat. As the intrepid Nazi hunter, Olivier delivers one of his finest screen portrayals and deservedly earned an Oscar nomination. However, it's a shame that Peck didn't play more villains in his later years.Movie Review: 2.5 stars out of 4
Summary: 3 Stars
The Bottom Line:
The first half of the Boys from Brazil works brilliantly, luring the viewer into the mystery and keeping him or her interested in what will happen next, but the film's second half leaves a lot to be desired and often severely strains disbelief; don't devote 130+ minutes to this film when there are many better options out there.
Movie Review: solid but silly thriller with its heart in the right place
Summary: 3 Stars
a fun melodrama with gregory peck playing the bad guy, facing off against laurence olivier as a wiesenthal-inspired nazi hunter. while history has proven out the absurdities of the plot line, it is still a good thriller.
Movie Review: Alright
Summary: 3 Stars
The plot was decent but the fact the fact it is an old movie didnt help it too well.It was very slow for the first long while but it did show how wicked and ruthless the jews are.Movie Review: Is this someone's idea of a joke?
Summary: 1 Stars
I am a big fan of Peck and Olivier, and I was eager to see this movie so I ordered it as soon as it came out on DVD. What a disappointment. The plot is so ridiculous and the screenplay is terrible. Maybe the book was better but I don't feel like reading it anymore. What a waste of a great cast. Olivier's performance is believable but that's it. And I mean IT. Nothing else is enjoyable in this waste of time and space on my DVD shelf. Poor Peck tries but sometimes I laugh when he recites some of his lines "kill za boy" and he is such a cliché taken out of a comic book. Avoid at any cost. Bad bad bad.
One Good thing though. Steve Guttenberg gets killed early in the movie. The pain was reduced.