The Disoriented Man...

... in this case was me. Apparently, Vincent Price agreed. "Vincent Price in interviews a number of years after the film was made, said he never understood the script at all."

This movie was less a story than a series of interesting but disjointed set pieces. It took me a couple of viewings to figure out what exactly was going on. Maybe this is an example of the director and scriptwriter putting too much faith in the ability of viewers to ... uh... piece together the overall plot.

I guess I'll have to track down a copy of the novel upon which the movie is based.

Don't get me wrong, I kind of like the movie and I bought the DVD knowing full well what to expect. But you have to admit, the whole experience is kind of disorienting.