The Drowning Pool (1975)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:7
Rotten:5
Average Rating:5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Sophisticated private eye Lew Harper returns, this time coming to the rescue of old flame Iris Devereaux (Joanne Woodward). Iris is being victimized by an anonymous blackmailer who's threatening to... [More]
Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Melanie Griffith
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Reviews for The Drowning Pool
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Unfortunately, Rosenberg directs flatly, hopping from one set piece to the next, disjointedly throwing characters of varying interest across Newman's path. Full Review |
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Dullish detective yarn that promises a great deal more than it delivers in story, direction or atmosphere. Full Review |
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This and a few other scenes are truly suspenseful, but for the most part the film is a synthetic, forced story peopled with some interesting characters and fine performances. Full Review |
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Stylish, improbable, entertaining, superficial, well cast, and totally synthetic. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Solid Newman-Woodward detective thriller.
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As a convoluted caper it generates action rather than character and surface mystery rather than meaning. Full Review |
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2/4 |
A confusing and not very exciting private eye caper. Full Review |
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About a cool gumshoe with a one-track mind — solving the case he's on Full Review |
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An interminable drag. Full Review |
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