Tim-177

This film is (or should I say "Both of these films are"?) really very suspenseful and action-packed. The acting is very good, although I would have liked to see the old pro's like E. G. Marshall, Martin Balsam, and Kim Hunter all have more time onscreen. Tom Savini reaffirms his position as one of our great makeup artists. The problem is that TWO EVIL EYES is much too gory, especially Dario Argento's take on THE BLACK CAT. I watched this movie on video last night and my stomach is still queasy 12 hours later. It is not necessary to show graphic and gory effects to tell a good story. DO NOT WATCH THIS RIGHT AFTER EATING, although dieters might do well to watch it before eating. Also, do not show this to children.

This movie was sleek, stylish, and sexy. In the negative column, the pace dragged at times. Don't expect too many laughs, because it's not really a comedy. There is nudity: two scenes where you see Pierce Brosnan's (or his body double's?) rear end and Rene Russo's breasts. Denis Leary says f*** a few times. There was no graphic violence that I could see.

All in all, not a bad film and worth the price of admission.

I don't see that much wrong with this movie. Granted, the principal singers might not be Luciano Pavarotti and Maria Callas, but they can certainly carry a tune. Burt Bacharach and Hal David are talented songwriters and I happen to love their songs, especially "The World Is A Circle", "The Things That I Will Not Miss", and "Question Me An Answer". Some people claim that Hermes Pan's choreography is ghastly and that the snowy mountain sets look as if they were made of plastic; I disagree on both counts. I've seen powdered snow before and the snow in those mountain scenes looked realistic to me. And most of all, in this film's defense, it is appropriate for a family audience (at least I remember it being that way when I saw it on Christmas Day a few years ago.) With all the outcry over sex and violence in the cinema these days, I find it refreshing to note that this film deserves its G-rating. And they don't say that naughty "F" word every ten minutes like some films I've seen. Thank God. So although this film may not be everyone's cup of tea, it does have some redeeming value and I give it ten points out of a possible ten. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.