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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

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

    Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
    05/24/03
    Channel 4 Film

    ...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
    David Nusair
    Reel Film Reviews

    No review available.

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    06/04/04
    Jake Euker
    Jake Euker
    F5 (Wichita, KS)

    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
    John J. Puccio
    DVDTown.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
    Jonathan W. Hickman
    Entertainment Insiders

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    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    02/10/07
    Keith Breese
    Keith Breese
    Filmcritic.com

    No review available.

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    12/26/04
    Philip Martin
    Philip Martin
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Hopelessly outdated and borderline ridiculous medical thriller about cloned fashion models.

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    04/03/05
    Scott Weinberg
    Scott Weinberg
    eFilmCritic.com

    Tediously convoluted.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    06/24/06
    Tom Milne
    Tom Milne
    Time Out

    A silly and unconvincing contempo sci-fi thriller.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    11/05/08
    Variety Staff
    Variety Staff
    Variety

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

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    08/30/04
    Vincent Canby
    Vincent Canby
    New York Times

    Looker's surface pleasures are undeniable

    Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
    01/29/07
    Bill Chambers
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    No review available.

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    12/01/07
    Cole Smithey
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    No review available.

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    07/19/05
    Emanuel Levy
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    Clever, fairly effective thriller.

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

    No review available.

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    01/11/07
    Lori Hoffman
    Lori Hoffman
    Atlantic City Weekly
     
     
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