Review of Don't Look Now (1973) by Peter A — 13 Jan 2010
Based on a short story by Daphne Du Maurier, this sensitive yet unnerving film gives the viewer little respite. An undercurrent of impeding disaster oozes as if fed from an intravenous drip as a couple, mourning the loss of their daughter, slide toward further tragedy.
It starts when they meet a pair of sisters in Venice, one of whom claims to be a clairvoyant that can see the dead daughter. So begins a gradual descent into darkness, perfectly captured by director, Nicolas Roeg.
The final scene, acted out to the film's haunting theme, is mesmeric and hair-raising. Not a horror film, not a thriller; this is cinema at its best. It is as chilling as a night in the deep-freeze.
Do look now!
This review of Don't Look Now (1973) was written by Peter A on 13 Jan 2010.
Don't Look Now has generally received very positive reviews.
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