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s'G1R.DFrlEOFEDReel ThingIErYviedndTwo new movies, both by Warner Bros. almost have R to be reviewed together • Night Moves and TheDrowning Pool Both are private detective yarns, but neither is typical of the genre thoughof the two. “The Drwonmg Pool. a sequel to “Harper'•r- of 1966 is closestie Paul Newman, of course.•r. is Harper again, and Harper he is based upon the Ross Mac-Donald character of Lew Archer though for some reason the men who make the movies changed the r. name t'le THOUGH THI plot wan-of ders and the script is not the strongest, the cast is strictly first rate Besides Newman, there's Mrs New man Joanne Woodward -Tonv Franciosa. show stealing Murray Hamilton and teenvbopper Melanie Griffin N Harper is originally called jf in to find out who's been sending an old fling — Joanne Woodward - letters about her strayings Naturally, there s a murder, and then talk about oil on the property and the Hamilton heavy wants the oil Insert a psychotic murderous teenager into the mix and take it fromthereAnd there is a drowning pool though the title is somewhat deceptivethit*1ieat ionaUT If The DrowningPool is complex Night Moves is intricate even t* more complicated — and ab-the solutely fascinating I and Gene Hackman is Harry ung Moseby and he is totally be-le of hevable as a compulsive detective who. when he isn t working on a case attempts *ur to use some of the same me-rrabn^ thods to solve his own personal problems — in this case a uL'hn's invoived in 8nct of
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Arlington Citizen Journal
Arlington, Texas, US
Fri, Jul 11, 1975
Page 14
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