COOL HAND LUKE (DVD)

his crime: noncomformity. his sentence: the chain gang. paul newman plays one of his best-loved roles as cool hand luke, the loner who won’t – or can’t – bed to the arbitrary rules of his captivity. a cast of fine character actor, including george kennedy in his oscar winning role of dragline and the indelible jo van fleet as luke’s mother, give neman solid support. and strother martin is the captain who taunts luke with the now-legendary line, “what we’ve got here is…failure to communicate.” no failure here. with rich humor and vibrant storytelling power, cool hand luke succeeds resoundingly.