Cool Hand Luke

Luke (Paul Newman), of the cool hand persuasion, is one of the coolest characters the cinema has ever had the pleasure of knowing. He screams cool, even when he does nothing. His actions, inflections, and demeanor all radiate cool. I know it seems like the praise is getting out of hand, but I assure you it isn't. Cool Hand Luke may be 41-years-old, but you wouldn't guess it watching it. The script is a work of art, and Stuart Rosenberg's direction is perfect. When watching the Captain (Strother Martin) berate Luke, you can understand why this is a classic. "What he got here is a failure to communicate." This may be Newman's defining role, more so than The Sting or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but that could be my blind bias. And anyone who can eat 50 hardboiled eggs in one sitting is a champion in my eyes. This is one not to miss.

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