An aimless and unexciting science-fiction story.
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11/05/08
The Terminal Man (1974)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:7
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: A computer scientist has an electrode implanted in his brain to control his violent impulses. But when something goes awry he goes on a killing spree in the streets of Los Angeles. From a novel by... [More]
Starring: George Segal, Joan Hackett, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Dysart
Director: Mike Hodges
Reviews for The Terminal Man
1 - 11 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticHodges takes a cool, detached approach, designing most scenes in monochrome with disturbing flesh-colours, and manages to make Segal's semi-android a strangely sympathetic monster.
11/05/08
Top CriticA thoughtful and unusually pessimistic sci-fi pic.
06/24/06
Top CriticNo review available.
06/11/05
While this movie seems unsalvageable, it might have had some punch if we'd been told more about the Segal character's past, before his operation.
05/09/05
Top CriticNo review available.
11/19/04
No review available.
02/27/04
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01/30/04
An intriguing premise, and Segal's strong central performance (a break from the light comedies he became famous for in the 1970s) makes up for workmanlike direction.
05/24/03
Top CriticNo review available.
12/08/02
No review available.
07/25/02
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