Year: 1960
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Karlheinz Bohm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey
Dave - 2 Stars - The lead and blind mom were really good, but the rest of the cast was pretty weak. Story could have been great, but it never really came together. He was so crazy that the writer didn't ever let you get to know him fully.
Lexie - 2 Stars - All of the elements were there: an engaging plot, a troubled main character who remains likable despite his issues, a mysterious backstory unraveling throughout, a hint of a tragic love story...so what happened? Nothing. With every new detail that arose I said, "Okay, but when is something going to happen?" Sadly, nothing ever did. This already short movie could have lost 35 minutes without compromising the story. It wanted to be suspenseful, but instead was plain boring outside of the murder sequences and awkwardly developing romance. I appreciate the fact that no gore was ever shown but left to my imagination instead, and I also appreciate the allegory of the main character's plight for movie watching as a form of voyeurism for the masses, but why not really delve into that instead of making us sit through a seemingly endless therapy session?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054167/
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