I'm Singin' in the Rain

Rating: 9/10 (19 April 2003)

"A Clockwork Orange" is such an amazing film that no words can do it justice. It was originally banned for it's violent, and sexual subject matter, and unjustly snubbed at the Oscars--no surprise. But like all classics it has endured the test of time, and now stands as one of the most cerebral films ever made. Stanley Kubrick the auteur synonymous with films like: "The Shining," "Full Metal Jacket," and "Dr. Strangelove..., creates a believable dystopian society; that is at once right, as it is wrong. The film features an amazing multi-faceted performance from Malcolm Mcdowell, and a vivacious directing approach by Stanley Kubrick: Kubrick's jarring visual style forces the viewers, to experience what Alex--Malcolm Mcdowell--experiences. The films paradoxical nature is so tuned that it puts the audience on the fence; on one end Alex is a vicious, and sickening person. But halfway through the film as he is cured--by too much of anything is bad treatment--,and released. He becomes the victim , and while the audience at first probably jives with his vilification; eventually the abuse continues, and you end up sympathizing with a character who is innately evil, and one you abhorred in the beginning. All in all do yourself a favor, and go watch "A Clockwork Orange", and than try to listen to "Singin' in the Rain" without remembering the film.

9 out of 10
Capsule Review The superlative Kubrick film: loud, coarse, and brutally honest. This film is a important critique on society now, as it was when it was released. Definitely worth watching at least once.