Review of Metropolis (1927) by Dale Thomajan for TV Guide Magazine — 12 Jan 2004
What ultimately saves the film from both silliness and ponderousness is not its simplistic social message, not its now-stale theme, nor its disappointing characterizations, but rather the dazzling cinematic (and theatrical) bag of tricks which Lang and company employed to keep things moving.
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This review of Metropolis (1927) was written by Dale Thomajan and published by TV Guide Magazine on 12 January 2004.
Metropolis has generally received very positive reviews.
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