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Reviewed by planktonrules 7 / 10

Despite Gene Hackman hating it, I enjoyed the movie.

"The Domino Principle" is an unusual film since the leading man apparently hated it and found the plot confusing...and he let reporters know he felt this way. Well, although I agree that there are a few portions which are a tad confusing, I enjoyed the movie very much...even if it left many questions unanswered when the story concluded.Tucker (Gene Hackman) is a guy who's been in prison for some time...and he has at least another 15 years to go on his sentence for murder. One day, a stranger comes to the prison to meet him and offer Tucker a deal. If Tucker would agree to do 'something' for them, this group of people would arrange for his escape. While the something isn't 100% clear, you know it involves him killing someone. As the story progresses, he learns that whoever is behind it wants no loose ends...and soon some of his contacts with this organization begin to die...and he wonders who is next.This is a very paranoid style film...like other contemporary pictures like "The Parallax View" and "Three Days of the Condor". Some may find the movies too bleak (especially since some of them end in a very fashion)....but I found the story interesting and didn't mind all the vagueness of the plot. Overall, a very interesting film...not perfect but clearly much better than Hackman thought at the time he made it.

Reviewed by wednesdaynightchurch 5 / 10

Bad Decisions

I actually did enjoy this movie and the premise, Richard Widmark and Eli Wallach were very good. The main problem with this movie is Gene Hackmans character and performance. Don't get me wrong. Gene Hackman is a terrific actor but even he said his performance was not good, to me he seemed bored. But the main issue was his character kept making choices that just made me facepalm and that were so obviously bad which is pretty bad writing. Which was pretty aggravating because all in all it was a very decent film to pass the time, not spectacular but passable. Mickey Rooney also did a terrific job in this film I loved his role. Decent film as long as you go into it knowing it's flawed.

Reviewed by HotToastyRag 7 / 10

Exciting and fast-paced

When prison inmate Gene Hackman gets a visit from the powerful but mysterious Richard Widmark, his entire life changes. Gene's in jail for murder, and all his appeals have fallen through. Dick has a proposition to get him out early: he just has to eliminate someone of importance once he's out. A favor for a favor. But, as the title implies, it's not as simple as it sounds. One favor leads to another, one mistake leads to another, and one twist leads to another.I'd definitely recommend this mid-'70s thriller. The acting is very good (as you would expect from a Stanley Kramer movie), and the story is exciting and fast-paced. There's a fun bit of against-type casting in this movie. Candice Bergen plays Gene's lowlife, Southern wife, a far cry from the usually classy roles she had taken up to that point in her career. Edward Albert plays a really cold villain, which I would argue was a mistake. He could have continued to play nice, sensitive fellows like in Butterflies Are Free and no one would have objected. You'll also see Mickey Rooney and Eli Wallach in smaller roles.

The Domino Principle

1977

Action / Drama / Thriller

The Domino Principle

1977

Action / Drama / Thriller

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Despite Gene Hackman hating it, I enjoyed the movie.

Bad Decisions

Exciting and fast-paced

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