Kafka (1992)
59 %
Reviews Counted: 22 Fresh: 13 Rotten:9 Average Rating: 5.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Synopsis: Steven Soderbergh's follow-up to the hugely successful SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE is a dark thriller that follows a fictionalized realization of the influential writer Franz Kafka. Set in the early 20th century, the film begins with Kafka (Jeremy Irons) as a reclusive aspiring writer who... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell, Joel Grey, Ian Holm, Jeroen Krabbe
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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All the Kafka basics are there for the literary types to muse over and it has great entertainment value in its unpretentious playfulness.
04/02/07
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06/24/06
Soderbergh's sophomore jinx, a pastiche of styles (noir, German Expressionism) and themes (creativity, personal and political oppression) at the center of which is the vastly miscast Jeremy Irons as the Jewish writer involved in a senseless murder mystery
01/29/06
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Lem Dobb’s script doesn’t rely on comprehension or linearity, but the whole scope of the project has its compelling root.
10/09/01
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05/12/01
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Quite often, the visual feast is enough to hold audience attention. But, in the end, it all feels rather empty.
01/01/00
A movie about Franz Kafka? It's a good idea for a microsecond. Then it dissolves into a dumb proposition.
01/01/00
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