An average movie

From the 70's until the end of the 90's, Brian De Palma was one of the most highly regarded directors but now he is pretty much forgotten and that's a pity. Indeed, I always had a weak spot for this director and even though this movie is quite obscure, I still wanted to check it out. Basically, it was the first movie De Palma made after his breakthrough with ‘Carrie’ and even though it was far from being one of his best efforts, I thought it was still a decent watch. Like most of the movies delivered by this director, the most enjoyable element was the dark and gloomy mood which managed to cover most of the paranormal non-sense delivered in this movie. It was also nice to see the charming Amy Irving who was just starting at the time and she eventually became mostly famous for being Steven Spielberg and even more famous for divorcing him for an estimated $100m. Concerning Kirk Douglas, even though the guy was already 60 years old at the time, he still wanted to play the lead but, thanks to this eternal charisma, it actually worked. To conclude, I thought it was a decent thriller and it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in Brian De Palma’s work.

6/10