maeander
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This was one of the first celebrity stalker films. It is also Clints Eastwood's first time as a director.
Jessica Walter (from Arrested Development) is not only incredibly beautiful but also incredibly scary.
The only thing I didn't understand was Clint Eastwood wearing a pair of briefs. Cool Clint should wear boxers...not saggy briefs.
Jessica Walter (from Arrested Development) is not only incredibly beautiful but also incredibly scary.
The only thing I didn't understand was Clint Eastwood wearing a pair of briefs. Cool Clint should wear boxers...not saggy briefs.
Predicting the near future is very difficult. Watching the prediction 18 years later can be painful. This sci-fi legal drama takes place in 2030. I just rewatched the pilot in 2022 and none of the predictions came true.
The story concerns two cases. The first has to do with human cloning. The second with extreme youth regeneration in the elderly. Neither has happened.
Another problem is the advanced technology shown. They did not get that right either. Yes, they have holograms....but there is no internet or smart phones.
The acting is solid. Production values are pretty good. The true prediction of the future is none existent.
At best it's an oddity. It's a curiosity that is worth a look but only as a curiosity.
The story concerns two cases. The first has to do with human cloning. The second with extreme youth regeneration in the elderly. Neither has happened.
Another problem is the advanced technology shown. They did not get that right either. Yes, they have holograms....but there is no internet or smart phones.
The acting is solid. Production values are pretty good. The true prediction of the future is none existent.
At best it's an oddity. It's a curiosity that is worth a look but only as a curiosity.
Family Plot is not really suspense or comedy. It is , however, the best ironic movie (outside of "The Trouble With Harry) that he made. It's the story of 2 couples...1 bad and the other...not so bad. Three of the leads are great, but it is Barbara Harris who steals this film.
Hitchcock lets her show her talents and she steals the picture. He also allow her to do one thing that no other actor has ever done in a Hitchcock movie. At the very end, she breaks the fourth wall.
The master was best in the 1940s and 1950s. Of his latter films, this one shines. Sound isn't great and the photography can be flat at times. Still, it's one of my favorite.
Hitchcock lets her show her talents and she steals the picture. He also allow her to do one thing that no other actor has ever done in a Hitchcock movie. At the very end, she breaks the fourth wall.
The master was best in the 1940s and 1950s. Of his latter films, this one shines. Sound isn't great and the photography can be flat at times. Still, it's one of my favorite.
