Rating: 
Summary: Fonda's Breakout
Review: In 1971, Jane Fonda was known more for her political stances than her acting. She had appeared in mostly lightweight romantic comedies like Barefoot In The Park or campy movies like Barbarella. In 1969, she started to reinvent herself as a serious actress in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? She scored her first Best Actress nomination for her role. In Klute, she showed off some serious acting chops as Bree, the hooker being stalked by a killer. Ms. Fonda perfectly conveys the emotional distance of a prostitute especially in one scene where she mechanically goes through the emotions with a customer. Donald Sutherland is the title character, a small town detective who comes to the big city to work to search for a missing person from his town. He plays the role in a downbeat, dour mood. He is a bit humorless, but it fits well into the context of film. Klute marked a string of dark, psychologically intense films for director Alan J. Pakula. Ms. Fonda won the first of her two Oscars accomplishing the feat before her legendary father, Henry, finally won in 1981.
Rating:
Summary: Stunning Fonda and Gripping Tale
Review: It's easy to see why Jane Fonda won her first Oscar for her turn as a brilliant actress-hooker in this top-notch Alan J Pakula thriller/character study. I recently caught "Klute" again on cable and was immediately taken in as if I'd never the film in the first place, which for me is a sign of a movie's overall impact. Bree, Fonda's character, has tricked with more than a few unusual characters and when one of them stays missing for 6 months, a private detective - the Klute character - is called in to investigate by the poor fellow's family. Whan ensues is a heart-pounding maze of a movie, with twists and turns today's audiences might be expecting, but that are nonetheless delivered in faux-Hitchcockian splendor by the talented Pakula. Donald Sutherland - that most deserving of underrated actors - is perhaps his best ever (other than in "Ordinary People") as Klute. His son, Keiffer, stars on TV's hit series "24" and its clear where he gets the acting gene. The startlingly young and dashing Donald looks less like Keiffer and much more like the brilliant Tobey McGuire (in his pre=Spiderman spate of pics like "Cider House Rules.") He's everyman and no one at once, which and of itself requires tremendous acting chops. Sutherland's got them in spades. Also watch for a pre-"All in the Family" Jean Stapleton as a kooky secretary late in the movie. Some of the 60s and early 70s lingo, mood rings and situations might fall flat for today's viewers (i.e. letting it all hang out, etc.)but overall, this is a terrific picture. Don't expect the "Happy Hooker" but enjoy the ride.
Rating:
Summary: Stunning Fonda and Gripping Tale
Review: It's easy to see why Jane Fonda won her first Oscar for her turn as a brilliant actress-hooker in this top-notch Alan J Pakula thriller/character study. I recently caught "Klute" again on cable and was immediately taken in as if I'd never the film in the first place, which for me is a sign of a movie's overall impact. Bree, Fonda's character, has tricked with more than a few unusual characters and when one of them stays missing for 6 months, a private detective - the Klute character - is called in to investigate by the poor fellow's family. Whan ensues is a heart-pounding maze of a movie, with twists and turns today's audiences might be expecting, but that are nonetheless delivered in faux-Hitchcockian splendor by the talented Pakula. Donald Sutherland - that most deserving of underrated actors - is perhaps his best ever (other than in "Ordinary People") as Klute. His son, Keiffer, stars on TV's hit series "24" and its clear where he gets the acting gene. The startlingly young and dashing Donald looks less like Keiffer and much more like the brilliant Tobey McGuire (in his pre=Spiderman spate of pics like "Cider House Rules.") He's everyman and no one at once, which and of itself requires tremendous acting chops. Sutherland's got them in spades. Also watch for a pre-"All in the Family" Jean Stapleton as a kooky secretary late in the movie. Some of the 60s and early 70s lingo, mood rings and situations might fall flat for today's viewers (i.e. letting it all hang out, etc.)but overall, this is a terrific picture. Don't expect the "Happy Hooker" but enjoy the ride.
Rating: 
Summary: A great movie and performances
Review: Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland are both great in this suspense thriller that's also an interesting character study of a call girl. I'm too young to have understood Fonda's resistance to the Vietnam War. But she later recanted her views on some of this and apologized for any hurt she caused. Regardless of someone's opinion of her politics, she's one of the best actresses of all time. This movie proves that.
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Summary: A pretty interesting movie with a great dvd release
Review: Jane Fonda gives an amazing performance in "Klute" in essence this is what Meg Ryan tries to play "In The Cut" an adult
character who is very seductive yet mysterious. Where "In
The Cut" and Meg Ryan failed, Fonda and stars Sutherland and
Roy Scheider succeeded in this entertaining thriller.
Fonda plays a high price call girl who performs some
unusual sex acts for clients, however a couple of murders
happen and she becomes a suspect for the real killer.
Fonda absolutely lets herself go as an actress playing a character caught in a world of drugs and sex. She wants to get
out of what she is doing yet can't shes addicted. When she
becomes the target of the investigation for a missing man,
Bree Daniel (Fonda) realizes something has to give.
Enter John Klute (Sutherland) her knight in shining armor so
to speak who protects Bree yet wants her to open up about
her clients seeing as perhaps someone knows about this missing
person.
Roy Scheider is absolutely great as the tough uncaring pimp
for Bree , Frank Ligourin. Just like Fonda he also comes out
of his shell as actor who is known for playing the good and is
playing the bad guy like a pro.
The DVD supplements are great too including the rare trailer
giving some insight into the plot without giving too much away and a rare documentary.
This documentary filmed in 1971 details the making of the film including interviews with the actors, the location in New York (way before the Sept 11 attacks) and story.
The documentary is rare, you won't see anywhere but the DVD.
I watched the DVD for the film and loved it. Check it out
Rating: 
Summary: Excellent movie - amazing acting. But...
Review: Jane Fonda was pretty unpopular when she did this movie. So she had alot against her to win and Oscar. But her acting shon to be one of her best performances and she won the Oscar she so deserved. Donald Sutherland was good and contributes to the atmosphere of the movie.But..
Here's the problem. Warner Brothers have released this film on DVD which means it comes in an annoying card case instead of the usual plastic durable DVD boxes you'd get else where. They dont last as long, and it's harder to put in to a dvd collection when it has totally different dimensions to the rest.
It's quite a job to cut and place in a normal box. For the sake of 25 cence in cost saving, they've doing themselves a diservice. The security tags are hard to get off due to the sticky tag being stuck to [you guessed it] card.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent movie - amazing acting. But...
Review: Jane Fonda was pretty unpopular when she did this movie. So she had alot against her to win and Oscar. But her amazing acting shon through and she won. Donald Sutherland was good and contributes to the atmosphere of the movie. But..
Here's the problem. Warner Brothers have released this film on DVD which means it comes in an annoying card case instead of the usual plastic durable DVD boxes you'd get else where. They dont last as long, and it's harder to put in to a dvd collection when it has totally different dimensions to the rest.
It's quite a job to cut and place in a normal box. For the sake of 25 cence in cost saving, they've doing themselves a diservice. The security tags are hard to get off due to the sticky tag being stuck to [you guessed it] card.
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Summary: Kluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!
Review: Klute is a landmark film. I can't recommend it enough. Never has Donald Sutherland inhabited a role so fully as he does with John Klute. And Jane Fonda? As the box says--"soothing, warm, inviting." It's Pakula's masterpiece. All hail the empire of Klute!
Rating: 
Summary: A Second Rate Thriller
Review: Klute is a movie that aspires to the cult status of Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation but where The Conversation is compelling, Klute is vapid. It simply lacks inventiveness and originality. Klute is a second-rate thriller. The plot eventually takes on predictability and is short on logic and terror. Klute is one of those movies that looks great but has no real substance. You don't care about the characters. Klute does not offer any surprises whatsoever and the ending became quite predictable before it was half over. What good is a mystery if everything is pretty obvious and you can guess everything that's about to take place? This attempt at a psychological thriller is mindless. The plot is thin. Guy kills for no apparent reason. In sum, Klute is a movie to avoid.
Rating:
Summary: A Second Rate Thriller
Review: Klute is a movie that aspires to the cult status of Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation but where The Conversation is compelling, Klute is vapid. It simply lacks inventiveness and originality. Klute is a second-rate thriller. The plot eventually takes on predictability and is short on logic and terror. Klute is one of those movies that looks great but has no real substance. You don't care about the characters. Klute does not offer any surprises whatsoever and the ending became quite predictable before it was half over. What good is a mystery if everything is pretty obvious and you can guess everything that's about to take place? This attempt at a psychological thriller is mindless. The plot is thin. Guy kills for no apparent reason. In sum, Klute is a movie to avoid.
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