Showing posts with label Cliff Robertson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cliff Robertson. Show all posts

Tuesday, 13 March 2018

Three Days of the Condor (1975)



A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.

First-rate 70s political thriller feeding on its time's fear of overpowering conspiracies, intelligently directed and well cast.

Halliwell**: "Entertaining New York-based thriller which shamelessly follows most of the twists of  The 39 Steps. It is just possible to follow its complexities, and the dialogue is smart."

Maltin***: "Dunaway is excellent as innocent woman who shelters him. Good suspense yarn."

Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Class (1983)



A young boy in private school spends one crazy night out, but soon realizes the woman he hooked up with is not who he expected.

Unashamed rip-off of The Graduate which only shows the pretensions but never delivers; the end result is just a misogynist and outdated campus comedy for male adolescents.

Halliwell (no star): "Ghastly travesty of The Graduate, which aspires to every kind of sophistication it can think of but ends nowhere."

Maltin**: "Slick but uneven mix of romance, comedy, and drama with one-dimensional characters and a lack of credibility. Some good moments lost in the shuffle."

Friday, 29 April 2016

Obsession (1976)



A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his deceased wife.

Masterful exercise in Hitchcock style clearly referencing Vertigo; atmosphere and tension are well are finely recreated, and the plot has some slight twists without being too complex.

Halliwell*: "Hitchcockian adventure with a few unwise attempts at seriousness, a la Don't Look Now. Generally entertaining, skilled and quite rewarding."

Maltin**1/2: "Viwers who don't remember VERTIGO might enjoy this rehash...Holds up until denouement."