Joe
Screened in July 2013
Director: John G. Avildsen. Cast: Dennis Patrick, Peter Boyle, Susan Sarandon, Audrey Caire, K Callan, Patrick McDermott, Jeanne Lange, Patti Caton, Gary Weber, Claude Robert Simon, Francine Middleton, Max Couper, Marlene Warfield, Reid Cruickshanks. Screenplay: Norman Wexler.
Twitter Capsule: Everything textured and true in the performances feels undermined by self-consciously "powerful" story twists. Paul Haggis-y.

Photo © 1970 Warner Bros. Pictures
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C+


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Original Screenplay: Norman Wexler

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