Review of Hands of a Stranger (1962) by James H — 03 Dec 2009
Music and people go together?like kids and dogs.
A concert pianists is in a brutal car accident that causes him to lose his hands. Physicians administer an experimental procedure where they replace his hands with someone?s hands that recently passed away. When the pianist discovers that this procedure occurred, he begins to give-up on life. He also experiences fits of rage that causes him to attack innocent people. Is he behaving in an aggressive fashion because of his new hands, or is he psychologically losing it?
?What you brought to the hospital were no longer hands.?
Newt Arnold, director of Blood Thirst and Blood Sport (1988), delivers Hands of a Stranger in his directorial debut. The storyline for this picture is interesting but could have been presented better. I?m not sure the fits of rage by the pianist were delivered as intensely as the director may have hoped. Overall, the acting was solid, the settings were good, and the soundtrack was well selected.
?Whoever heard of young doctors getting married??
Hands of a Stranger is part of a Thriller box set I received this past Christmas from my father and we waited until October of this year to begin watching these films. This particular films had an interesting concepts and I liked the way that the director portrayed the storyline in that the audience had to decide if the hands were truly possessed or if the pianist was suffering from a psychological problem. Overall, this is worth watching but had the potential to be a better film.
?You?re hard to love some times.?
Grade: C+.
This review of Hands of a Stranger (1962) was written by James H on 03 Dec 2009.
Hands of a Stranger has generally received negative reviews.
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