Little Murders

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Vincent S @Vin_E_At_The_Movies Jun 13, 2026 Seeing this for the first time last night, I liked the dark comedy and satire here. Alan Arkin does a great job directing his actors. The movie can be a tonal mess but I love its audacity and boldness. See more Annie V @Annie265 Oct 23, 2025 this Black Comedy is so enjoyable well acted See more Jay N @RT10511170 Apr 25, 2025 I love dark comedy. The specifics of dark comedy's style take a story from being a simple amusement to being something you're participating in. This film does that in spades. I have NO IDEA why I'd never heard of it until it popped up on The Criterion Channel. This is the most Buñuel film made by American filmmakers I've ever seen - and I'm a big Buñuel fan. Highly recommended. See more Sep 5, 2021 Another eerie, nihilistic, pitch-black comedy with Gould. It's a heightened story, especially by the end, but it just helps paint the pessimistic point it's trying to get across. I think this is an unfairly forgotten minor classic. See more Sep 3, 2021 The acting was universally excellent, especially Donald Sutherland as a hippie preacher. See more jon c Feb 9, 2021 Life and love can be funny even if people are dropping like flies. A young Elliot Gould with Marcia Rodd and Donald Sutherland. Alan Arkin's film debut and directorial debut as well based on the play of the same name. Patsy and Alfred meet then fall in love after she saves him from being beat up. She's more optimistic towards things while he's the more apathetic person. He feels no pain if his mind is elsewhere not seeing the point in any of it. Patsy is determined to mold him to get him to actually feel something genuine. After a violent act though Alfreds in laws fall into the madness and chaos of what surrounds them. Arkin is the paranoid detective who believes there's no law. Sutherland is the minister. This movie is a social comment on love, fatherhood, involvement, brotherhood, and the world we live in. Can these two be together despite their polar opposites? What's marriage without god? Can one person change somebody while still being in love? If you don't fight you don't feel, if you don't feel you don't love. Does anybody have the right to destroy a man for doing his job? Is it better to be at peace with the system not changing until it completely collapses? It's dangerous to challenge what's already flawed. There are reasons for doing things the old way. Elliot Gould's performance soars although there is a lot of philosophical discussions sprinkled throughout. The other failing here is that Alan Arkin himself doesn't show up until after an hour and a half. By then it feels very late. Didn't find a lot of moments to laugh so I wouldn't really call this a black comedy. The approach they took here I wasn't a fan of. See more Read all reviews

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