Review of Cool Hand Luke (1967) by Roger Ebert for Chicago Sun-Times — 20 Jan 1986
Luke is the first Newman character to understand himself well enough to tell us to shove off. He's through risking his neck to make us happy. With this film, Newman completes a cycle of five films over six years, and together they have something to say about the current status of heroism.
But Cool Hand Luke does draw together threads from the earlier movies, especially Hombre, and it is a tough, honest film with backbone.
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This review of Cool Hand Luke (1967) was written by Roger Ebert and published by Chicago Sun-Times on 20 January 1986.
Cool Hand Luke has generally received very positive reviews.
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