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BrianSez's Review
Summary - Very Good 3.5
This movie came recommended as a must-see — and I wasn’t dissappointed. I think of Deliverance now as a 70’s classic horror/drama/adventure film that must have broken some significant ground in its day — with a surrealistic horror that is also a almost believable tale of what happens when mostly well meaning city dwellers embark on an adventure in the backwoods rivers in Tennessee where there are a few too many, well, inhabitants that are just a little “off.”
Acting - Very Good 3.5
I was torn on this rating. The exuberance exhibited by Voght, Reynolds, Beatty, and Cox outweighed some of the weirdness of how people behaved in the 70’s (did I live through that era?). Reynolds comes across a little to cocky, but then again — it was signature Reynolds. Voight has a seriousness and flair for drama that is hard to match to this day. Beatty goes through some scenes I hope he was paid very handsomely for.
Male Stars - Very Good 3.5
Female Stars - Very Good 3.5
Female Costars - Very Good 3.5
Male Costars - Very Good 3.5
Film - Great 4.0
Well done! Unlike many horor/thriller movies, this actually is almost believable. Ignoring the negative views of backwoods inhabitants, the film puts together a plausible theory of just what might happen if you venture off where you shouldnt. Great scnenery, and I’ll be darned if I didn’t just discover the best rendition (on the soundtrack) of “dueling banjo’s” ever heard.