ACO the movie

On my plane ride to Orlando I began watching the controversial movie version of A Clockwork Orange. However, it was interrupted after one of the early scenes when a woman sitting next to me caught a glimpse of Billyboy and his droogs raping, or doing the old "in-out" on a young woman. She made a face and turned the other way, so I finished the scene and then turned it off. Later on in between rounds, I was able to watch almost to the end of Part I. What I appreciated most about the movie was the extroadinary acting by Malcom McDowell, who played the part of Alex. He steals the show with an uncanny ability to personify and bring to life the fictional character that Anthony Burgess created. I was most impressed at the scene when the four droogs knocked on the door of a young couple and Alex tricked his way into entering the house. The boys get in and beat down the husband and tape him up. They then direct his eyes right at his wife as Alex cuts her clothes off with a knife. What made the scene so much more entertaining was when Alex broke out into song and dance as he both beat the man and prepared for the in-out on the woman. He sang "Singing In the Rain" as he undressed the woman and himself. I was able to appreciate McDowell's talent here because his acting was so fluid and realistic. For a moment I even got spooked because I thought I was watching a real raping. A review of the movie accurately states, "If not for the presence of the youthful face of established thespian Malcolm McDowell, one could be forgiven the assumption that the movie was made far more recently than 1971." It is undeniable that McDowell makes the film 10 times more enjoyable with his animated and accurate portrayal of Alex DeLarge.