Performance Movie Download

2 / 10

A film for a small, select few.
“Performance” is seen today by some as some sort of classic film, though back when it first debuted, it was seen as smut. Even by today’s standards, the nudity is a bit surprising, though for me that was far less bothersome than the actual filmmaking. To me, it’s very amateurish in style and is about as much fun as a migraine.

The film begins with some mobster thugs out beating up and threatening folks. One of them (Edward Fox) seems particularly psychotic and even has the chutzpah to disrespect his boss…and soon he’s kidnapped and beaten. He also ends up murdering one of his captors and escaping. Needing a place to hide out, he wanders into a bohemian home where a down-and-out rock star (Mick Jagger) and his weird friends live.

Apparently, when the film was screened originally, most of the audience walked out and the film was shelved and released two years later after re-edits. I have no idea if the version shown on TCM was the first or later version, but the film stood out for me because of its technical deficiencies. The editing, at times, seemed random, the acting often poor and the story just seemed, at times, to be rudderless. It certainly was NOT an enjoyable viewing experience and is a film that average person would likely skip. For some children of the 60s, perhaps it’s enjoyable based on the number of very positive reviews here on IMDB…but I really cannot imagine they represent the average viewer.Read More