After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.
Acting
Hoffman's final scene breakdown should be studied in film schools.
Direction
Grosbard's documentary-style patience makes every choice feel inevitable.
Editing
That motel sequence's refusal to cut is genuinely distressing.
Director
Ulu Grosbard
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