Aside from a few music-intensive segments that go on far too long, the story moves along at a brisk clip and there are a handful of good jolts along the way.
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11/01/01
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
No review available.
03/09/05
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
Clint 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 CriticThere 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 CriticEm 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
No review available.
07/25/05
Eastwood's imperfect debut movie is a thiller full of personality and zest.
08/24/07
Eastwood's camera is rarely misplaced, and he shows a talent for the thriller genre worthy of a comparison to Hitchcock.
07/30/09
Clint's direction is sometimes shaky but usually assured, and he gets a bold performance from Jessica Walter.
04/09/07
No review available.
07/26/05
The Man With No Name faces a whole lot of pain in Clint's thrilling directorial debut.
12/30/06
For his directorial debut, Clint Eastwood opted to make this relatively straightforward but hopelessly dated Fatal Attraction clone (er, precursor).
09/09/03
As syrupy as it plays at times, it did spawn the genre of Obsessed Stalker movies, and showed the first signs that Eastwood could do more than act.
11/01/02
Early, effective version of 'Fatal Attraction' theme
01/25/04
Still quite effective stalker-thriller, has dated somewhat
10/23/04
Terrific tale of romantic obsession that pre-dated Fatal Attraction
06/16/03
I think the fault lies with Clint Eastwood the director, who has made too many easy decisions about events, about the management of atmosphere, about the treatment of performances.
05/21/03
Early Clint behind the camera shows the promise to come.
01/08/05
No review available.
07/16/04
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