Choice Review

Sinyard's examination of Richard Lester's films is the first extended analysis of the work of this neglected director. It is a reasonable and well written work. There is, however, little real depth to the analysis; and although the text promises comment and observation on the films from Lester, commentary is minimal and not particularly insightful. Each film is examined in a few pages with little discussion about problems of production, casting, script, or distribution. Nothing is wrong with the book but there is simply not enough here to satisfy the knowledgeable film reader or to provide substantial information for those interested in further details on Lester. The filmography and index are adequate. Production and publicity stills used in the book are not particularly relevant to the text. Printing and binding are excellent. No bibliography, which is unfortunate because a number of informative interviews with Lester have been published. General readership.-S.M. Kaminsky, Northwestern University