A Clockwork Orange (1971) Movie Review

***Reader-Submitted Review***

By: Loy
(D.C.)

Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Written by:
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay)
Anthony Burgess (novel)
Starring:
Malcolm McDowell - Alex
Patrick Magee - Mr. Alexander
Michael Bates - Chief Guard
Warren Clarke - Dim
John Clive - Stage Actor
Adrienne Corri - Mrs. Alexander
Carl Duering - Dr. Brodsky
Paul Farrell - Tramp
Clive Francis - Lodger
Michael Gover - Prison Governor
Miriam Karlin - Catlady
James Marcus - Georgie
Aubrey Morris - Deltoid
Madge Ryan - Dr. Branom














A young, wild, psychotic criminal finds himself taken in by the government to be experimented upon on a new method of altering the psychology of the human mind. As with most Stanley Kubrick films, the technicalities in the movie are exceptional, the acting (especially by Malcolm McDowell) great, but overall the story is just too simple and the ending leaves you wanting for more, especially with the first half of the movie being so wild and unpredictable.

Watch out for: The first scene. Couldn't get any better than that!