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Child's Play

Child's Play

1972
Drama, Mystery
1h 40m
At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil and harmless as it seems. (imdb)
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Child's Play

1972
Drama, Mystery
1h 40m
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Rated 10 Apr 2023
64
45th
James Mason is fantastic as is most of the cast, but c'mon guys, Beau Bridges is no Chucky. He's barely a Richard Thomas.
Rated 16 Feb 2007
40
19th
Passes the time.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
81st
An unusual and disconcerting movie.
Rated 05 Feb 2009
40
27th
What moves this film is really James Mason, but it is a difficult movie to watch.
Rated 21 Oct 2013
59
21st
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Rated 25 Oct 2015
100
0th
"What better place to explore gay subtext than an all-male prison?" http://illusionpodcast.blogspot.com/2015/05/episode-59-dark-side-of-sidney-lumet.html
Rated 30 Oct 2020
60
41st
Lurid, claustrophobic melodrama that nonetheless manages to be quite subtle and ambiguous. James Mason gives an extraordinary performance of paranoid obsession, such that by the end you're still not quite sure if he's the problem or not. As someone who has taught, it's a pretty interesting reflection on pedagogical styles (never try to be their friend...).
Rated 29 Aug 2021
60
40th
James Mason is extraordinary here, moving his character from an icy ogre to a desperate collection of hurts and grievances. The film around him is OK until the thuddingly heavy-handed final 10 minutes or so. Beau Bridges seems a bit lost, while Lumet directs with an expressionist bent that sometimes goes overboard on the gargoylish close-ups of sweat-speckled faces.

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