Review of Soylent Green (1973) by Art S — 31 May 2015
Soylent Green is ... probably not based on a true story. I say "probably" only because this dystopian version of 2022 has not yet come to pass - but it might (maybe in 2082). Food and water are in short supply and the cities are jam packed.
The film is extremely dated and pretty hamfisted, saddled with Charlton Heston's wooden acting and an obviously low budget. Otherwise, it plays like any of a variety of conspiracy thrillers from the period (early 70s) in which a protagonist fights the system to understand their big secret.
The government is always involved. This also marked Edward G. Robinson's departure from films - he died 10 days after shooting finished. Fortunately, he does not really embarrass himself. Ultimately, this is a film that probably needs to be seen just to get the full impact of Heston's guttural closing lines.
We really should try to save our environment too.
This review of Soylent Green (1973) was written by Art S on 31 May 2015.
Soylent Green has generally received positive reviews.
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