Review of Body Double (1984) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 23 Apr 1988
Brian De Palma has gotten a bad rap on this one: the first hour of his 1984 thriller represents the most restrained, accomplished, and effective filmmaking he's ever done, and if the film does become more jokey and incontinent as it follows its derivative path, it never entirely loses the goodwill De Palma engenders with his deft opening sequences.
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This review of Body Double (1984) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 23 Apr 1988.
Body Double has generally received positive reviews.
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