Eastwood displays a vigorous talent for sequences of violence and tension. He has obviously seen Psycho and Repulsion more than once, but those are excellent texts and he has learned his lessons passing well.
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08/30/09
Play Misty for Me (1971)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:24
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Clint Eastwood's first film as a director is a good one with adequate suspense and some timely shocks to keep the story moving. He plays a disc jockey plagued by a female fan who loves him to... [More]
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Mills, John Larch
Director: Clint Eastwood
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Reviews for Play Misty for Me
Top CriticEastwood's camera is rarely misplaced, and he shows a talent for the thriller genre worthy of a comparison to Hitchcock.
07/30/09
The star chose to cut his teeth on this small-scale movie, and the result -- although inevitably dated by its terrible clothes and period ambience -- stands up well but only as good late night television viewing.
04/08/08
Much of the credit must go to Jessica Walter for her outstanding performance which somehow manages to be chilling while at the same time sympathetic.
04/08/08
For that 80% of the film which constitutes the story, the structure and dialog create a mood of nervous terror which the other 20% nearly blows away.
04/08/08
Top CriticClint Eastwood wisely chose a strong, simple thriller for his first film as a director, and the project is remarkable in its self-effacing dedication to getting the craft right.
04/08/08
Top CriticEastwood's imperfect debut movie is a thiller full of personality and zest.
08/24/07
Clint's direction is sometimes shaky but usually assured, and he gets a bold performance from Jessica Walter.
04/09/07
The Man With No Name faces a whole lot of pain in Clint's thrilling directorial debut.
12/30/06
A highly enjoyable thriller.
02/09/06
Un suspense qui profita abondamment de la largesse d'esprit du cinéma américain de l'époque, peut-être même un peu trop...
12/09/05
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07/26/05
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07/25/05
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03/09/05
Early Clint behind the camera shows the promise to come.
01/08/05
There is no purpose to a suspense thriller, I suppose, except to involve us, scare us, to give us moments of vicarious terror. Play Misty for Me does that with an almost cruel efficiency.
10/23/04
Top CriticStill quite effective stalker-thriller, has dated somewhat
10/23/04
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07/16/04
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07/16/04
Em seu filme de estréia como diretor, Eastwood troca a tensão pelo susto fácil a partir da segunda metade da trama, errando ainda no longo e embaraçoso ‘interlúdio musical’.
03/15/04
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