Gordon Parks | Criticism

This literature criticism consists of approximately 1 page of analysis & critique of Gordon Parks.

Gordon Parks | Criticism

This literature criticism consists of approximately 1 page of analysis & critique of Gordon Parks.
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[Shaft's Big Score] is a development rather than an imitation of the earlier film….

To a greater extent than its predecessor, Shaft's Big Score is a film which stands or falls on its elaborate production sequences, notably the lengthy climactic chase at the end of the film…. (p. 55)

[It] is a film of the moment, something in the manner of Bond, lacking the fluctuating mood and style which mark the great gangster and private-eye classics. (p. 56)

Margaret Tarratt, "Reviews: 'Shaft's Big Score'" (© copyright Margaret Tarratt 1972; reprinted with permission), in Films and Filming, Vol. 19, No. 1, October, 1972, pp. 55-6.

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