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not much effort seemed to have been put in for the tension to 'reveal..'

posted 15 years ago by PeterBlues
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i noticed through the movie, that you saw a bit of the killer here and there, and then at the end you see him as he walks up towards the window and spits or throw stones at it. like, it wasn't a big moment when the killer would get revealed as in other movies.

there is sunlight in the blue sky,
above the snowy land of tree tops high,
the december day is recognisable and chilling,
but there is a feeling missing,
struggle through my times,
slow walk, can't we all peace find,
i move on,
an impact that's gone,
i see the same people and the same places,
but a reality has changed as of later,
a view i'm not dissing,
but there is a feeling missing.

[–] WarpedRecord 15 years ago

I was halfway expecting Jamie Lee Curtis' character to be in on the killings, but there was no such twist. Still, I found this very suspenseful and extremely entertaining, thanks mainly to Stacy Keach's fine performance and Richard Franklin's direction.

[–] Mr_Ectoplasma 8 years ago

I was halfway expecting Jamie Lee Curtis' character to be in on the killings, but there was no such twist.

I thought the same exact thing—it would've certainly made it a much darker film, although I'm kind of glad it didn't go that way because it's a really fun film to just kick back and watch, largely because of the genuine chemistry between Jamie Lee Curtis and Stacy Keach. You just can't not like Jamie Lee.

[–] WarpedRecord 8 years ago

Jamie Lee is indeed wonderful here, as she is in every film, and Stacy Keach is pitch-perfect in every scene. This is an excellent mood piece regardless of where I expected the plot to lead.

[–] henrimaine 11 years ago

I think the final revelation of the killer was very well done in this movie - simple and not much attention paid to that. The final-revelation scene is often overdone in movies - as if the viewer should be terribly shocked to see the face of a killer.

[–] spookyrat1 10 years ago

... it wasn't a big moment when the killer would get revealed as in other movies.

I don't think Richard Franklin meant to create a traditional whodunit. As you say, he was happy to give us shots of the suspect, but create suspense about where he might strike next or what might be found relating directly to his actions.