The People vs. Larry Flynt
14,344
Drama
In THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, Milos Forman expertly directs the viewer's sympathy toward Larry Flynt (Woody Harrelson in a superb performance): smut peddler, misogynist, and Editor in Chief of the infamous Hustler magazine. Born in the back woods of Appalachia, the young Flynt--in an opening scene that immediately grabs and amuses--is seen selling moonshine as a child to alcoholic hermits. Flash forward to the 1960s, and he's running a ... [+]
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United States | The Washington Post | "An enormously entertaining and surprisingly touching bio-pic." | POS |
United States | The New York Times | "Smart, funny, shamelessly entertaining and perfectly serious too." | POS |
United States | ReelViews | "A good, intelligent story that keeps us interested and involved." | POS |
United States | Variety | "'The People vs. Larry Flynt' possess quite a bit of the irreverent, anti-establishment feeling of contrarian films of the ’70 s" | POS |
United States | Entertainment Weekly | "The film catches us by surprise in its moving portrayal of the love between Larry and Althea, played by Courtney Love in a performance that glides from kinky abandon to stark tragedy." | POS |
United States | Chicago Sun-Times | "Love proves she is not a rock star pretending to act, but a true actress, and Harrelson matches her with his portrait of a man who has one thing on his mind, and never changes it." | POS |
United States | Los Angeles Times | "Provocative and engrossing." | POS |
United States | USA Today | "Forman finesses the story's grimmer aspects as he did in 'Cuckoo's Nest,' and his ability to switch moods on a dime remains unsurpassed. | POS |
United States | Chicago Tribune | "There's a gentleness and open-mindedness in that touch and throughout the film that's a little at odds with the shallower script. But, in the end, that humanity pays." | POS |
United States | ReelViews | "Tells a good, intelligent story that keeps us interested and involved." | POS |
United States | San Francisco Chronicle | "With 'Flynt,' Love does what Madonna has been trying to do for 12 years -- create a performance filled with humor, intelligence and soul." | POS |
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