Review of Targets (1968) by Ray D — 01 Jan 2008
One of Boris Karloff's final films, and a movie that was probably ahead of it's time, this is a thriller that sets two seemingly-unrelated men on a collision course of sorts.
Karloff is playing an aging horror actor (surprise) who has a new movie coming out and is contemplating retirement becaus what's happening in the world is scarier and more depressing than any of his 'monster movies'.
The other man, Bobby Thompson, (Played by Tim O'Kelly, who is very good) is a 'regular' insurance man who one day snaps and goes on a shooting spree--climaxing at a drive-in theater where Karloff's new movie (another actual movie he'd made with Jack Nicholson, called 'The Terror') is being shown. This leads to a confrontation of sorts between the old actor and the serial killer that doesn't go at all as you'd predict, and nontheless is very satisfying. An effective thriller, a strong character study, and an early, powerful meditation on the monsters of modern life, and the role that imagination can play.
This review of Targets (1968) was written by Ray D on 01 Jan 2008.
Targets has generally received very positive reviews.
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