Pulp (1972)
Michael Caine plays a writer of pulp fiction novels in the European pseudo-mystery, psuedo-comedy pseudo-thriller Pulp. His books are full of sex and violence so risqué that the secretaries who are in charge of listening to his dictation get distracted by his sensational images. It’s pretty silly, but not exactly funny enough to make you laugh. Then, a has-been movie star, played by Mickey Rooney, hires Michael to write his biography, and they become the target of a mysterious villainous group.
If you like Michael Caine, you’re not going to like this movie. Not only does he look very different than the dreamboat you’ll be expecting to see, but Mike Hodges’s script makes his character hard to root for. If you like Mickey Rooney, you’ll be disappointed in this movie. He’s only onscreen for about twenty minutes.
The sense of humor, sequence of events, and general style of filming felt just too European for me to like this film. It’s quirky, and not my type of quirk, but you’re welcome to give it a try if you like that kind of movie.
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If you like Michael Caine, you’re not going to like this movie. Not only does he look very different than the dreamboat you’ll be expecting to see, but Mike Hodges’s script makes his character hard to root for. If you like Mickey Rooney, you’ll be disappointed in this movie. He’s only onscreen for about twenty minutes.
The sense of humor, sequence of events, and general style of filming felt just too European for me to like this film. It’s quirky, and not my type of quirk, but you’re welcome to give it a try if you like that kind of movie.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "john S" for posting!
More Michael Caine movies here!