Review of Cool Hand Luke (1967) by Tor M — 05 Oct 2017

A chill dude named Luke get's thrown in jail and sentenced for two years for parking meter robbery. He is a mysterious man, but he have most things his way, slowly becoming the most popular fella in jail - both among wardens and inmates. Well, he tries to run, he hates it there even if he plays it cool.

This is a character-driven film with a slow, steady pace that the movie escalate with in hormony. It's never boring or flat, it's filled with great performances and a neat turn on a typical, old prison film. Moments of fun and joy, often arranged by the man himself, makes the film better and a lot more playful. Some scenes are classics, like the carwash scene and the egg scene. The egg scene resulted in loads of egg eating among the film crew, so the next day on set was filled with farting and bad smell. That's hillarious.

Anyway, a solid classic with great acting by Paul Newman and George Kennedy - our main guys. Paul is perfect for the role as the gutsy Luke.

8 out of 10 eggs.