Movies
November, 1983
Don't let the title put you off or lead you to expect a gangland melodrama; The Big Chill (Columbia) is a crackling contemporary comedy—worldly, warm-blooded and wonderfully put together. Writer-director Lawrence Kasdan (here with Barbara Benedek as co-author of the screenplay) is the man who wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the Jedi, wrote and directed Body Heat. He must be doing something right. Big Chill exudes Kasdan's skill and confidence. You know you're in good hands from the m...
