The Lords of Flatbush
Columbia Pictures Corporation | Release Date: May 1, 1974 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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90
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
A small masterpiece that places the mood and general ethos of the '50s with absolute precision and total affection. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Anyone who grew up in the Brooklyn of the 1950s will recognize the essential honesty of this picture. Read full review
50
TimeJay Cocks
The movie is adept at portraying aimlessness, getting at the greasy anomie that was so much a part of that time. But there is a lack of ambition, as if no one involved in creating the film wanted to cut deeper than a little double-edged nostalgia. Read full review
50
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Not too much finesse distinguishes the script, which carries neither warmth nor particular interest for the various characters. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Forgettable nostalgia trip from 1974, shot in 16-millimeter by the enterprising Stephen Verona and Martin Davidson. Somehow, this little exploitationer ended up launching the careers of Sylvester Stallone, Henry Winkler, Perry King, and Susan Blakely. Read full review
50
The New York TimesVincent Canby
This study of the growing pains of the leather jacket‐bobby soxer Brooklyn high school set of 1957 is, by turns, cheerful, confused, juvenile and never fully realized. Read full review
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