Review of White of the Eye (1987) by Dylan C — 14 Jul 2011
Cumbersome thriller about a loving husband turned psychopath after he has delusions that the center of the universe has chosen him to kill beautiful women. Stylistic at times but utterly aggravating in it's plotting as the film reveals every twist and turn a good hour before it executes them.
This film doesn't look good enough to make up for its contrived and dreary story; even the actors look like they don't know what they're doing. David Keith as the psychopathic father never hits a menacing note throughout the entire film and Cathy Moriarty is given the typical misogynistic "screaming woman" role.
Director Donald Cammell seems to have had large aspirations for this film as he includes great sweeping shots of the Arizona landscape along with classical music (featuring Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony throughout the film).
These touches made White of the Eye less aggravating than other films in it's genre but I can't say they build up enough of a reason to bother with this film.
This review of White of the Eye (1987) was written by Dylan C on 14 Jul 2011.
White of the Eye has generally received mixed reviews.
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