I've heard nothing but high praise for Don't Look Now. Some of the best film auteurs (horror and otherwise) in history talk up this movie and how it inspired them.
Don't look now - a classic? A masterpiece?
It is sad to read some of the derogatory reviews on here of this film. You may not like it, but it is hard to deny its brilliance.
The first time I saw this film I was in my late teens and had just moved out to live on my own. I was used from a young age to watch 'scary' films, but this was in a league of it's own.
I have watched a lot of truly horrible films in my time but this one is truly ranked among the worst. I have loved truly horrible films that were entertaining in spite of themselves (JAWS The Revenge, Anaconda, and anything hosted by Elvira) but this movie is not one of them.
I don't think I am really fully qualified to speak too negatively about this film because I had already seen the climactic scene with the dwarf before I'd watched the film in its entirety, so I knew what to expect. Had I not seen it beforehand, I might have enjoyed the film a lot more or a least appreciated it.
Where do I start? After reading some reviews on here, I was excited to see this flick.
Nicholas Roeg directed this eerie and original horror drama that stars Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie as John and Laura Baxter, a married couple still grieving over the recent death of their daughter, who accidentally drowned. They are vacationing in Venice, Italy when they are approached by two sisters who claim to be psychic, and have been in touch with their daughter on the other side...
At first I didn't know what to make of the films languid pace. But was eventually drawn into its odd atmosphere, and beautiful Venetian setting.
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