Re: RARA-AVIS: The Killing

From: Jeff Vorzimmer ( jvorzimmer@austin.rr.com)
Date: 15 May 2007


> A group of crooks plan to rob the big purse from a serious
> race--as opposed to robbing a casino. Things go right but
> the viewer knows they will go wrong--all they way to
> something bizarre happening to the stolen money.
>
> Not bad, but not great either.
>
> Other opinions, including comments on the above?

I remember that there was a lot of talent involved in this production--Jim Thompson wrote the screenplay with Kubrick based on Lionel White's novel. I think Hemingway was involved somehow, but the details escape me now.

Jeff



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