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- Oliver Reznik8 kwietnia 2025I remember seeing this 10+ years ago and thinking it was like a 4.5. Actually I was pretty high on it while watching, but gradually came down, and came down further upon reflection. This movie has great, charismatic performances. I particularly liked Doyle. The movie does a good job setting up his character so that the poker scene is super satisfying to watch and very high tension. And the movie flows very well. It's pacing seems almost akin to modern mainstream sensibilities a la Nolan for example. Where does this movie fall flat? I think mostly I just get this increasing sense of its own self-satisfaction in all the clever little schemes it's characters pull. Of course it's very easy to pull off clever little schemes when they're written into the script. There's a scene where some random guy working for the main characters cuts off Doyle from getting in line. And the illusion of the story is sort of ripped away. It's one example, but gees there's no limit to the powers of deception the main characters' possess. They've hired hundreds of people to pull off elaborate, time consuming ruses where your imagination is the limit of what they can do. Pushed further when the final trick is played on the mark and the audience itself and it turns out those people forcing the main character into a difficult moral quandary are also in on the whole thing. It's a fun movie, but also a little insulting?
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Żądło was released on 25 grudnia 1973.
Żądło was directed by George Roy Hill.
Żądło has a runtime of 2 h 9 min.
Żądło was produced by Tony Bill, Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips.
Ameryka w czasach Wielkiego Kryzysu. Doyle Lonnegan jest groźnym gangsterem, przed którym drży całe Illinois. Pewnego dnia wysyła jednego ze swoich ludzi, żeby w umówione miejsce dostarczył dziesięć tysięcy dolarów. Kuriera przez pomyłkę okradają dwaj sympatyczni oszuści - Johnny Hooker i Luther Coleman. Lonnegan, chcąc dać im nauczkę, wydaje na nich wyrok. Luther ginie, ale Johnny'emu udaje się uciec. Teraz postanawia on pomścić kolegę, a pomóc mu w tym ma stary kumpel, Henry Gondorff. Wspólnie przygotowują akcję, która ma doprowadzić Lonnegana do ruiny.
The key characters in Żądło are Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman), Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford), Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw).
Żądło is rated 12.
Żądło is a Komedia, Kryminał, Dramat film.
Żądło has an audience rating of 9.5 out of 10.
Żądło had a budget of 5,5 mln USD.
Żądło has made 159,6 mln USD at the box office.