Great Scott: The Best of Jay Scott's Movie Reviews

by Jay Scott

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771033656
• ISBN13: 9780771033650
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Length: 357 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Movies in a new light

Most movie reviewers are biting critics, Jay Scott is no exception. If he doesn't like something he isn't going to beat around the bush about it. The way he does it though, and the reasons he gives for both liking and disliking movies are original and fresh. What separates him from other reviewers are that his critiques are full of insight. Not only in what the movie attempts to portray but how it parallels to what is happening in the world. He considers everything from the director's past projects to where they stand on any number of issues. Scott succesfully melds together the insight of a psychiatrist, the power of words of any great poet and the wit of a stand up comic. For anyone looking for a fresh look on a movie they've seen or a place to start rather than roaming aimlessly through the video store aisles. 'Great Scott!' is the book for you.