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Hardcore
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by Sony Pictures
Sales Rank: 34488
Price: $14.95
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Although it never achieved the classic status of Martin Scorsese's <I>Taxi Driver</I> or the greater critical acclaim of his own <I>Blue Collar</I>, <I>Hardcore</I> remains a vital film from the early career of writer-director Paul Schrader. It's a solid companion piece to <I>Taxi Driver</I> (and uses much of the same crew, including cinematographer Michael Chapman), with a similar descent-into-hell storyline. Schrader's strict Calvinist upbringing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, provides the semi-autobiographical launching point for a journey into the dark heart of pornography and prostitution, beginning when a stern, morally upright Calvinist father (George C. Scott) learns that his teenage daughter has vanished during a church-sponsored visit to California. She's a runaway on a rapidly downward spiral, and Scott recruits a sleazy private detective (Peter Boyle) and a sympathetic porno-actress (Season Hubley) to try and find her. Although Schrader's much-criticized ending doesn't ring entirely true, there's much to admire here, from Scott's memorably anguished performance to the vivid authenticity of the film's seedy, threatening locations and the conflicting moral issues raised in an atmosphere of hopeless depravity. As its title suggests, <I>Hardcore</I> is a potent, uncompromising film, definitely not for prudes or underage viewers. <I>--Jeff Shannon</I>
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