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Marathon Man (1976)

Rate: 3
Viewed: 10/06

10/06: There are good films, and there are bad films.

Marathon Man is among the latter. Laurence Olivier's character isn't a scary guy. In fact, it's only Laurence Olivier playing an ordinary person who happens to be a dentist. His co-star Dustin Hoffman is trying too hard to imitate what he did in Straw Dogs.

The plot is so plain, confusing, and boring that I've stopped caring after some time. I'm not sure what the relevance is when Babe is running all the time or why he's entangled with the whole mess from the outset.

All in all, Marathon Man has no legs.

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