Don’t Look Now
June 2nd, 2005
Greatness. Nicholas Roeg’s 1973 shocker is still as creepy as I remembered, and the famous sex scene between Julie Christie and Donald Southerland is even better (because I see more clearly how well it serves its dramatic purpose.) The wintery Venice setting is amazingly well used, and the morbid atmosphere couldn’t be any thicker. What amazed me most this time around was how absolutely central the editing is to the film’s effectiveness and even the narrative. In a way, the editing is the point of the film. If you haven’t seen this, don’t read any more and just get hold of a copy.
June 2nd, 2005 at 3:06 pm
The movie is great, but I always found the ending disappointing. [spoiler deleted] But.. .. I saw this a long time ago. I may be remembering it wrong.
October 24th, 2006 at 11:19 am
There’s a fine piece about it at Reverse Shot.