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Nov 01, 2012ManMachine rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Without question, In Cold Blood (from 1967) is filmmaking at its absolute finest._____ Incisive, engrossing, unsensational, with a masterful script and direction by Richard Brooks, In Cold Blood is a powerful, emotionally-charged film that never loses its grip on the heart-pounding suspense and drama, not even for a single minute._____ Ingeniously filmed in stark b&w, this is a truly chilling "documentary-style" re-creation of the utterly sad and senseless murders, in 1959, of a Kansas farm family._____ From my perspective, In Cold Blood's only real flaw was the somewhat unrealistic portrayal of the Clutter family. This depiction of them and their homelife was just a tad too wholesome for my liking. _____ But, all the same, I can easily forgive this irrelevant flaw since it didn't mar the story in any way._____ *Movie Trivia Note* - This was the very first mainstream film to use the word "bullshit" in its dialogue.