Reception
Of The Stunt Man, Roger Ebert wrote "there was a great deal in it that I admired... there were times when I felt cheated". He gave the film only two stars, but nonetheless said it "comes highly recommended". In an October 17, 1980, review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin noted "the film's cleverness is aggressive and cool," but concluded that although "the gamesmanship of The Stunt Man is fast and furious... gamesmanship is almost all it manages to be". However, influential critic Pauline Kael considered it "a virtuoso piece of kinetic moviemaking" and rated it one of year's best films. She called O'Toole's comic performance "peerless".
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