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Looker (1981)

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Reviews Counted: 17

Fresh: 5

Rotten:12

Average Rating: 4.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his... Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his beautiful patients, Dr. Roberts becomes suspicious and starts investigating. What he uncovers are the mysterious -- and perhaps murderous -- activities of a high-tech computer company called Digital Matrix. [More]

Starring: Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey, Leigh Taylor-Young

Starring: Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey, Leigh Taylor-Young

Director: Michael Crichton

Director: Michael Crichton

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Jan 30, 2007

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  • Looker
  • A plastic surgeon (Albert Finney) gets suspicious when models he has operated on begin to die in mysterious ways. With the help of Cindy (Susan Dey), the next in line to be killed, he traces the deaths to a mysterious corporation which develops new technologies. Directed and written by Michael Crichton (Westworld, Coma).
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    This confusing, silly story from writer-director Michael Crichton concerns hypnotic TV commercials, models, and stun guns.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    11/05/08
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    A silly and unconvincing contempo sci-fi thriller.

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    11/05/08
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    No review available.

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    12/01/07
    Cole Smithey
    ColeSmithey.com

    ...there's little doubt that Looker would've worked a whole lot better as a novel...

    Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
    02/14/07
    David Nusair
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    02/10/07
    Keith Breese
    Filmcritic.com

    Looker's surface pleasures are undeniable

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    01/29/07
    Bill Chambers
    Film Freak Central

    If Crichton meant Looker as a satiric comedy, as he says he did, it doesn't come off as a very pointed or very funny one.

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    01/26/07
    John J. Puccio
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    No review available.

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    01/11/07
    Lori Hoffman
    Atlantic City Weekly

    Tediously convoluted.

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    06/24/06
    Tom Milne
    Time Out

    No review available.

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    07/19/05
    Emanuel Levy
    EmanuelLevy.Com

    Weak and dated today, it was one of the first films my family rented after purchasing one of those cutting edge VCRs (you know, the one with the remote control with a cord).

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    06/13/05
    Jonathan W. Hickman
    Entertainment Insiders

    Hopelessly outdated and borderline ridiculous medical thriller about cloned fashion models.

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    04/03/05
    Scott Weinberg
    eFilmCritic.com

    No review available.

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    12/26/04
    Philip Martin
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    The plot is pretty silly but Mr. Crichton's handling of it is even sillier, though it is bold.

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    08/30/04
    Vincent Canby
    New York Times
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    No review available.

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    06/04/04
    Jake Euker
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    Clever, fairly effective thriller.

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    08/14/03
    Ken Hanke
    Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    This is the kind of shoddy time-filler that Oscar-calibre actors clearly do only to pay the rent. Plenty of unintentional giggles though.

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    November 05, 2008: Michael Crichton Passes Away (1942-2008)
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