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Vitti was great, the film kind of stinks though.


The ending, with that lame reverb effect, was like the director saying a big "screw you" to the audience. "You didn't like it? Well here's an in-your-face "Sci Fi" sound for the last time. Fine". Not sure why the Sci Fi aspect was even tacked on, oh probably because the actual screenplay was incredibly poor. Pity, as Vitti played her part well and was good to watch but even she was betrayed by the script and her character turned forgettable by the end. Too bad. Antonioni is one of those directors who makes either really good or really forgettable movies. No inbetween. Fine.

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