Review of Play Misty for Me (1971) by Roger Greenspun for The New York Times — 20 Sep 1985
It is not simply that the movie fails to make sense. A lot of good movies are weak on sense—though they don't often require a leading man to be quite so dense for quite so long in interpreting the behavior of a psychotic leading woman.
But they must not be weak in sensibility, in that logic of emotional response that is the real motive power of the atmospheric thriller.
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This review of Play Misty for Me (1971) was written by Roger Greenspun and published by The New York Times on 20 Sep 1985.
Play Misty for Me has generally received positive reviews.
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