Lord Jim 1965

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: Something bewildering has happened in Richard Brooks's making of it, and it misses at being either Conrad or sheer entertainment cinema. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Joseph Conrad's elaborately structured fiction poses monstrous problems for film adaptation, and the solution proposed here by Richard Brooks -- plodding literal-mindedness -- doesn't come close to working. Read more

Time Out: Brooks' adaptation of Conrad's novel is immeasurably better than its reputation. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Brooks, while capturing the spirit of adventure of the novel, only superficially catches the inner emotional and spiritual conflict of its hero. Read more