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Title: A fine piece of escapism ... back to the 70's
Review: An archetypal 70's cerebral CIA thriller. This slow-paced cinematic effort from Sydney Pollack is mostly gripping, but marred by two plot holes. The first is the seeming inability of the CIA to compare the two bullets in the alley shooting -- and discover that they were fired by two different pistols. Oops; I guess that would have taken the focus of guilt off of Redford's character too early in the story. The second hole is the inexplicable reason why Faye Dunaway's character would so quickly submit to the charm of Redford's character, after being kidnapped. A classic example of internalized oppression in women -- in a world where men get what they want, and women too realize the power structure through their own self-imposed subjugation. Other than that, a fine piece of escapism.
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