tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post5770585560855408038..comments2024-03-24T14:03:33.932-07:00Comments on Every 70s Movie: Joe (1970)By Peter Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-65236906378499626612023-11-26T01:08:55.431-08:002023-11-26T01:08:55.431-08:00I don't know if Joe qualifies as a exploitatio...I don't know if Joe qualifies as a exploitation grindhouse picture, but I certainly feel icky and dirty like I need a shower after watching it. While I definitely lean Right of Center, the moronic Joe character is no one to be cheered. I'll give the movie credit in that it doesn't particularly paint either side of the opposing culture clash, from this era, in any sort of sympathetic or favorable perspective save perhaps for maybe the father. <br /><br />I hesitate to call Patrick the weak link as an actor in the film, but he seemed....out of place, like from a different movie in my opinion. Probably not his fault and more to do with the screenplay I guess<br /><br />I'll agree though that the friendship between Joe and the rich father trying to save his daughter is a pretty big stretch. Boyle does a great acting job. Compare this where he convincingly portrays a character that's obviously pretty dumb, with his evil, but smart (at least compared to Joe) scheming irish gangster in Friends of Eddie Coyle. The man could actJockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16292833295819266389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-35710961413842311842019-05-11T06:54:29.753-07:002019-05-11T06:54:29.753-07:00I was 15 when I saw this movie and the ending stil...I was 15 when I saw this movie and the ending still remains in my mind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508353199539456419noreply@blogger.com