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Marathon Man

Picking Nits

The exposition drive, Szell’s Diamond District visit and disguise, farmhouse detour, Jaws marquee, and Hoffman’s running form are questioned.

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  • Janeway telling Babe the entire Szell story during a circular drive is questioned, though defended as a confidence-building interrogation tactic.
  • Szell personally visiting the Diamond District before retrieving the diamonds is questioned.
  • Szell’s minimal disguise is criticized.
  • The drive to the farmhouse is questioned again.
  • A Jaws marquee visible behind Hoffman is said to break the Roy Scheider fiction.
  • Hoffman’s running stride and marathon pacing are criticized as lurching and inefficient.