Product: A Clockwork Orange [VHS] (1972)
Rating: 4.0
An iconoclastic look at the dark side of life.
This is a very difficult movie to watch. The cruelty of the gang is horrible but I think necessary for the rest of the movie to work. Malcolm Mcdowell gives, in my opinion, the best performance of his career and wasn't even recognized with an academy award nomination. The social commentary in this movie about violence and the establishment approach to a "cure" is disturbing and thought provoking. The use of of "Singing in the Rain" in the most violent scene and the use of the music of Beethoven throughout was brilliant and horrible at the same time. This is one of the best examples of a very unpleasant subject being shown with brilliance and genius.