Deliverance

Warner Bros. | Release Date: July 21, 1972

7.8	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 39 Ratings

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TheQuietGamerNov 18, 2018

There's a quiet eeriness to Deliverance that you can feel right from the start because you know things aren't going to go well for these wannabe outdoorsmen. Everything in the movie feels real making things so much harsher as a result. TheThere's a quiet eeriness to Deliverance that you can feel right from the start because you know things aren't going to go well for these wannabe outdoorsmen. Everything in the movie feels real making things so much harsher as a result. The reason being a lot of this is real. The cast performed their own stunts which lead to things like a broken coccyx for Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight scaling a cliff with his bare hands. Their dedication was incredible and so are their performances.

You really witness a change in these characters when acts of nature and human cruelty strip away their undeserved confidence. Reynold's "Lewis" finds out that despite all that bravado he's not the survival man he thought he was, Ronny Cox stands firm in his morals in the face of desperate circumstances, Jon Voight finds taps into an inner strength to help save his friends, and Ned Beatry as the loudmouth of the group proves to be the most unbreakable after suffering the worst of the abuses. In the end all of them are delivered from their arrogant natures through trial by fire. This genuine growth is magnificent to watch unfold.

It's quite a harsh movie. Unflinching in it's depictions of the hardships inflicted on these characters. Including one very graphic rape. There is a beauty to go alongside the savagery though. The film almost seems to mourn the imminent loss of it's fictional river valley. It shows off the unforgiving side of wilderness, but in a way that's meant to make us respect it. The terror is balanced out with gorgeous scenery. The minimalistic use of music lets us hear every sound of the outdoors. We are made to know that the real enemy here isn't the river, but the people on it. Humans further perverting the world's organic, yet dangerous majesty with their barbaric presence.

This is a timeless movie. Dated visuals aside this almost feels like it hasn't aged a day. It's still just as harrowing and brutal as the day it was first released. This has withstood the test of time in a very impressive manner. A bona fide classic and likely the best work of Burt Reynold's career. On top of so much of the action being largely unstaged, you get the feeling that there's a message behind the violence. Making it more than just a pointless display of sadism.… Expand

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InjuredDriverJul 10, 2022

"Sometimes you have to lose yourself 'fore you can find anything."
-Lewis

"That a boy. I bet you can squeal. I bet you can squeal like a pig." -gay rapey hillbilly. In this movie there's not a cellphone in sight, just people living in the moment!

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Richard552Aug 16, 2022

That a boy. I bet you can squeal. I bet you can squeal like a pig.
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