Review of Harper (1966) by Tom H — 03 Sep 2009
In watching this, I wondered if there was a writers' strike or something that prevented William Goldman from doing a re-write on this script. The film plays like a first draft with a lot of placeholders that you figure they'd go back and fix in the rewrite. Lauren Bacall is wasted as is Pamela Tiffin (why Robert Wagner would go for Julie Harris' addict instead of the comely and rich Tiffin is inexplicable) and Newman really never creates that much of a compelling character as Harper. Strange they talked him into coming back for a sequel "The Drowning Pool".
The most interesting part of this detective potboiler are the scenes shot at Greenacres, Harold Lloyd's home, which stands in for the millionaire's mansion.
This review of Harper (1966) was written by Tom H on 03 Sep 2009.
Harper has generally received positive reviews.
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