Overrated doesn't mean bad.

Rating: 7/10 (29 June 2019)

I used to enjoy "A Clockwork Orange" a lot more when I was was a lot younger. Over these many years I like it less and less. The rape scenes never bothered me back then but now that I have two daughters, I have a hard time sitting through them. Those scenes are just as exploitative as the rape scenes from the first two Death Wish movies. (Wow, I just compared Michael Winner to Stanley Kubrick.) Another demerit is that it's hard to call a comedy a good movie when a lot of the laughs are unintentional. That said, "A Clockwork Orange" is often quite compelling. It has excellent performances from the entire cast and terrific music. I just wouldn't rank it up there with Kubrick's best work. This movie is required viewing. (P.S. This is my wife's least favorite movie of all time. Between her and my daughters I have to watch it on the sneak.)