Alex, a delinquent young man in a dystopian Britain, likes to take drugs and commit random violent crimes every night with his gang. When he is finally imprisoned, he becomes the guinea pig of a new rehabilitation treatment that more or less has him brainwashed...
Stanley Kubrick needs no special introduction, especially not when he has directed such film. Artsy in its essence, visually heavy and violent in its mood and even heavier in the processing of its story, this film combines the era's psychedelic/chaotic mood with conspiracy theories and fear for the future. Certainly not a film for immature viewers.
Malcolm McDowell does an excellent job portraying the character of Alex in every sense. There are times that you can actually witness the satisfaction of crime and the devilish fire in the eyes of the actor, something that truly surprised me! The movie revolves around this character so no actual place is left for other actors to unwind. Even so, you get the sense that no actor was in the cast by luck...
Must watch this : with the friends with whom you talk about all the serious shit that you can't talk with anyone else (afterlife, politics, conspiracies, para-psychology etc). Get some sweet alcohol, cigarettes and a dark room and let the movie take you in its uncomfortable trip.
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/
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| Signs of adolescent criminality |
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| Muff-diving in troubled waters... |
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| Fuck the police! |
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