Thursday, February 26, 2009

Soylent Green

Charlton Heston    d/ Richard Fleischer

Pretty creaky artifact from 1973. Not as bad as I remembered though. The exteriors were a good evocation of futuristic urban blight although the overpopulation theme was a little too heavily played. Heston was a bit too macho. The interiors were a scream, especially the jetson-like decor of the rich apartment.

It was all very bleak and overcooked(pun) but raced along fast enough to distract for 90 minutes. Best thing here was the furniture which was striking to look at and seemed quite cosy.

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