Dressed to Kill, written and directed by Brian
de Palma
7 out of 10
Notes and
thoughts on other books are available at:
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVa4_CsRStSBBDo4uJWT8BSWtTTn0N1E
and http://realini.blogspot.ro/
This is a
gripping thriller.
It is
included on The New York Times’ Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made list:
The writer
and director is the acclaimed Brian de Palma, known for
-
Scarface, The Untouchables, Mission:
Impossible and other excellent motion pictures
As for the
stars, this movie is in a unique position.
Nancy Ellen
was nominated for both a prestigious Golden Globe and for a…Razzie Award and
the Stinker Bad Movie Award…
Even the
fabulous demigod of cinema, Michael Caine has been placed in the embarrassing
position of receiving a Razzie nomination.
That is
preposterous, for his performance was restrained and challenging, having to
play a double role.
After all,
Michael Caine has won two Academy Awards and three Golden Globes, with another
Twelve nominations for Oscars and Globes!
Obviously,
nobody is perfect and given this impressive record, it would be natural, with
the wrong script to have a failure.
But this is
not the case here.
Michael Caine
is Doctor Robert Elliott and Bobby.
Robert Elliott
is a psychiatrist.
Kate Miller
is one of the patients, complaining about her private life, the sex that she
has with her husband.
Unhappy with
her marital status and sex life, Kate Miller is encouraged by the analyst to
challenge the husband.
The woman
meets a stranger in an art gallery and she has what might be a coup de foudre
and gets intimate with the man.
It looks like
they will have wild sex right in the taxi cab, where panties are off and
moaning and panting are in.
After making
love with the man, Kate Miller leaves and the elevator is attacked by a woman-
apparently.
Slashed repeatedly
with a razor, she still moves when the doors open and a man and a woman see her
on the floor.
Liz Blake
is the witness who has a glimpse at the assassin, in the window of the
elevator, just before the door closes.
The detective
in charge with the case insists that this Liz Blake is the suspect, because she
had the razor in the hand at one point.
During the
inquiry, the son of the late Kate Miller, Peter gets involved, spying and
listening in on the interrogatory.
He will be
crucial in saving the life of the high class escort, this being the “occupation”
of the attractive Liz Blake.
The investigator
is talking to the doctor and trying to get help from the analyst who is
unwilling to cooperate.
Meanwhile,
Liz Blake is followed in the subway by the infamous blonde wearing dark glasses
and armed with a razor.
Robert Elliot
talks about a patient, Bobby, who has taken his razor and is therefore a
suspect, but the authorities are not informed.
The audience
learns some strange aspects about the patient who wanted a sex change and we immediately
make a connection.
Nevertheless,
I will not divulge anything beyond a simple suspicion.
The film is
good, in spite of the attention it got from the Razzies and the insight into
the psychology of the individuals involved is interesting.
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