The Criterion Channel features an extraordinary amount of films that I love (obviously), but sometimes I can't imagine why they featured a certain movie. Sometimes, it's just part of an odd collection, and thus I find it sort of charming - at other times I'm mystified. Last night I watched John Frankenheimer's 52 Pick-Up, which definitely fell into the category of: What were you thinking, Criterion? Beyond nice performances from John Glover and Clarence Williams III as villains, this was just a dog. I'm assuming the category must have been: Wow, John Frankenheimer Was Truly Dreadful In The Second Half Of His Career. It's hard to believe that this was the same guy who directed Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate, and Seven Days in May. Avoid at all costs.
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