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Robat H @Batbat Feb 4, 2026 To think this film was made during the golden age of American slashers in the early 80's, it is dull and incoherent. Badly acted and poorly made without any of the charm or atmosphere you'd expect from a film of this type at this time. The only redeeming features for me are when the killer phones (definitely getting Scream vibes) and Kevin Costner's acting - just so natural. The twist ending is okay but the whole thing just smacks of a TV movie and not a good one. Most of the scenes are overly long, poorly acted, poorly shot. No chemistry between characters and no real character group to speak of. See more Oct 11, 2021 There's a serial killer called The Black Angel out there doing his or her thing. This movie is listed as an erotic thriller on Wikipedia, but that sounds like a giallo, but it's slasher month and hey — this movie sat on shelves for years until Kevin Costner became a big name. Rydell King is a cop with something to prove, because his daughter was kidnapped and killed several years ago, so the opportunity to deal out justice to another killer sounds like a dish he didn't put in the air fryer. He gets the idea that a prostitute named Lee, who is totally living that Betsy Russell/Donna Wilkes life because she looks way too clean to be a girl working those rough streets, can lead him to the killer. She then goes to her birthday party, which has a dude playing stand-up bass and a magician and we have another 80s movie that says, "See, being a hooker is totally fun and safe except for that one guy who wants to kill you." And then Lee gets strangled while her boyfriend (Costner) doesn't want to go swim naked with her. He claims its because he wants to watch the magic show, which is absolutely a lie because no one really likes magic, and more likely because every time he swims, The Mariner must drink his own urine. In case you wonder when someone is going to die, it's every time someone gets naked. And by someone, I mean women, because this movie is all about the male gaze as well as showing how pubic hair was styled in 1981. It's also horrible. Yes, despite non-stop nudity, this movie still manages to be like overdosing on opiates and the sleep of death that results. Actually, this might be a giallo because an obvious dummy gets thrown off a rooftop. See more Read all reviews

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