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- Oliver Reznik8 april 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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Blåsningen was released on 25 december 1973.
Blåsningen was directed by George Roy Hill.
Blåsningen has a runtime of 2h 9m.
Blåsningen was produced by Julia Phillips, Tony Bill, Michael Phillips.
Tillsammans med Luther Coleman rånar Hooker en man som visar sig bära på en enorm summa pengar. Luther blir dock inte lika förtjust och drar sig ur det hela. För sent står det klart att de rånat en man som arbetar för den inflytelserike Doyle Lonnegan från New York. När Hooker finner Luther brutalt mördad, beslutar han sig för att söka upp Luthers kamrat Gondorff. Gondorff blir chockad över beskedet om Luthers död, men lovar att utkräva hämnd. Tillsammans planerar de båda att utsätta Lonnegan för århundradets kupp.
The key characters in Blåsningen are Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman), Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford), Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw).
Blåsningen is rated 15.
Blåsningen is a Komedi, Kriminal, Drama film.
Blåsningen has an audience rating of 9.5 out of 10.
Blåsningen had a budget of 5,5 mn US$.
Blåsningen has made 159,6 mn US$ at the box office.