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Mate P @matepolcz Sep 27, 2026 Network is a meditation on capitalism, democracy, individuality and lots of other things. I respect this film, more than I like it. It's not always engaging, but it has interesting ideas and unique execution. The characters are brilliantly written to compliment the themes if I think about it, but at the end of the day, I wouldn't say I enjoyed it. Maybe with time. The directing is slow. What I mean by that is that the cinematography, editing and acting are pretty slow or repetitive at times, which is not bad, because it makes sense for this film. The lighting is incredible, the camera movement is subtle. The pacing is slow, which I don't like here, because I wasn't really attached to the characters. The production design is good, the cast is fitting, while the acting performances are theatrical. Network is well-written and crafted, but not something I'd rush to revisit. See more Rafi M @RT61647557 Sep 8, 2026 This could have been a great movie, but the decision to crowbar in the totally implausible romance between Dunaway and Holden, and the way overdone storytelling is what put me to sleep in the theater when it first came out. The peak of the movie is the 'I've had it' scene - which should have begun the last half hour. But another hour of belaboring the point, creepy, unconvincing and irrelevant intimate scenes, and long, technical office meetings make it really boring and obscure the message, which was totally valid. See more Robert P @Superbad Sep 3, 2026 I cant stand it "anymore" gets a four star rating! See more Howie B @Howie10 Aug 6, 2026 50 years on and it almost feels prophetic. Peter Finch excels as the ‘mad as hell’ newscaster who becomes the forerunner for all those wannabe news commentators and cult/ celebrity nobodies. Sadly it reflects the TV (and broader media) audience gullibility of the past, present and probably the future. An inconvenient truth for many. See more Atilla T @Treviewd1nce Apr 15, 2026 Wow! What a movie! Did not expect it to be this good. Timeless! See more Russ G @RT78760655 Apr 8, 2026 Second, possibly third, time I've watched this but enough time had elapsed since my last viewing that most of it seemed fresh, and that's largely due to the brilliant script and the pacing. It's a stunning depiction of how money and power corrupts. You grasp that it's satire and dark comedy requiring substantial suspension of disbelief in places but you hold on for the ride to see where it takes you. You can't even call the Holden / Dunaway affair a subplot; it's inseparable from the whole. Bill Holden didn't even get featured billing in this but he should have been billed above Robert Duvall, who probably got it because he was still a box office draw coming of The Godfather. See more Read all reviews

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