Gorky Park (1983)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:17
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: When three faceless corpses are discovered in Moscow's Gorky Park, the Moscow militia's top investigator, Arkady Renko (William Hurt), is assigned to the case. An honest Soviet official, Renko... [More]
Starring: William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Joanna Pacula, Brian Dennehy
Director: Michael Apted
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Reviews for Gorky Park
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An uneven but fascinating murder mystery. Full Review |
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William Hurt is superb as a Moscow militia detective caught between his desires to be simply a good cop and the unfathomable motives of the secret Soviet government, all complicated by an unexpected love for Joanna Pacula. Full Review |
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Neither Dennis Potter's screenplay nor the heavyweight cast can raise this adaptation of Martin Cruz Smith's best-selling spy novel above the ordinary. Full Review |
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Hopelessly dated and morose -- and much is lost from the bestselling novel. Full Review |
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By the end of Gorky Park, we realize that it's not the solution that matters, but what the case itself forced the people to discover about themselves. Full Review |
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A crackling good novel is still born on the screen. Full Review |
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This is pretty gripping, if somewhat formulaic, stuff. Full Review |
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It remains a taut, clever thriller throughout, with Mr. Apted's direction establishing its intensity immediately and sustaining it well. Full Review |
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