A precursor to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Cool Hand Luke also tells the story of a free spirit who cannot be caged, even in jail. In the 1960s, Paul Newman played a number of roles like the one he plays here, and this is one of his best. Luke is a ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)
A caustically witty look at the American South and its still-surviving chain gangs, with Newman in fine sardonic form as the boss-baiter who refuses to submit and becomes a hero to his fellow-prisoners. ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Time Out (--)
Cool Hand Luke (1967) is the moving character study of a non-conformist, anti-hero loner who bullheadedly resists authority and the Establishment. One of the film's posters carried a tagline related to the character's rebelliousness: "The man...and the ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)