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Music Box

1989

Costa-Gavras

Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest, Lukas Haas ...

7.4

7,589

Mystery. Drama Hungarian immigrant Mike Laszlo (Armin Mueller-Stahl) has done well for himself since arriving in the USA nearly 50 years ago. He is particularly proud of his daughter, Ann, a successful lawyer. Following the release of some secret WWII records by the Russians, Mike finds himself accused of being a notorious war criminal. He's convinced it's a communist plot to discredit him and insists that Ann defend him in court.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"What I particularly disliked about "Music Box" is that it takes the easy way out. It is not about guilt or innocence; it is a courtroom thriller, with all of the usual automatic devices (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Caryn James The New York Times	"Not even Ms. Lange's profuse energy and intelligence can redeem the film's unremitting shallowness and mediocrity."	NEG
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"A well-spun courtroom drama given extra depth by it's first-class witness testimonies and Lange's torn-in-two daughter (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	David Wood BBC	"For all the film's obvious integrity it's burdened by a pace that is sluggish in the extreme (...) Ultimately, watchable but diluted fare which displays courage but little conviction."	NEU
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Costa-Gavras wisely avoids facile flashbacks, but the cool tone, fascination with architecture (...) and sluggish pacing of the trial scenes preclude real emotional and intellectual involvement"	NEU

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