Review of Foul Play (1978) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 12 Dec 1986
Director Colin Higgins plays foul with the audience, constructing some of the most dishonest suspense sequences ever filmed, and ends with a thriller that is obnoxious and manipulative in the extreme. If it were exciting, I suppose it wouldn't matter, but it's not: Higgins can't be bothered to bring the slightest bit of conviction to his plot, which takes nearly two hours to run its unimaginative course.
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This review of Foul Play (1978) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 12 Dec 1986.
Foul Play has generally received positive reviews.
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