Frequently brilliant director Boorman--always an interesting visual stylist--falls flat on his face with this pretentious piece of science-fiction claptrap that presents its dull ideas in such a confused and annoying fashion as to anger even the most devoted fan of the genre.
Zardoz
Ireland, United States · 1974
Rated R · 1h 45m
Director John Boorman
Starring Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, John Alderton
Genre Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.
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Village Voice by Andrew Sarris
Zardoz quickly degenerates from a voyage through a labyrinth into an ego trip round and round the inside of a goldfish bowl. [28 Feb 1974, p.62]
The New Yorker by Pauline Kael
With ideas skimmed off the top of various systems of thought, Zardoz is a glittering cultural trash pile.
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
Every once in a while, a movie like that comes along; a movie you’ve got to see so that you, too, can be in the dark about it.
Dodgy on every level.
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