Review of Body Double (1984) by Colin N — 09 Dec 2007
I like De Palma, so I can forgive him a lot, but I'm kind of with his detractors here. This ultra-sleazy fusion of "Rear Window" and "Vertigo" is hugely inferior to "Dressed to Kill", "Blow Out" and even "Raising Cain".
A silly voyeuristic thriller, it features a murder plot so audacious - and so reliant on the unpredictable manipulation of a third party - that it would surely never have been attempted. Rather than squirming uncomfortably with passive complicity at the hero's voyeurism, you'll probably be laughing out loud at the hapless dullard.
Some poor make-up work gives the game away from the outset, but the promise of a 'Scooby-Doo' ending might keep you watching.
This review of Body Double (1984) was written by Colin N on 09 Dec 2007.
Body Double has generally received positive reviews.
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