Fatal Bond

Linda Blair is a hairdresser who takes off with Jerome Ehlers. After a while she becomes convinced he is a serial killer because that's what 73.2% of the male population of Australia is, apparently.

There's nothing actively wrong with this movie, which was described to me as 'Ozploitation'. On the other hand, there's nothing to interest me, except for Miss Blair's peroxide job. Her career seems to have peaked as a child actor spewing pea soup, and while she continues to work, her credits are not in exemplary films. I haven't seen her in a movie theater since I walked out on 1984's NIGHT PATROL; neither does this film make me think I am missing much.

I love these small known films based on true events, though I know bits would of been slightly altered if that was an understatement. The film stars the late Jerome Ehlers, one of my favorite actors, and I was shocked to hear about his passing. Ehlers, who I consider a good actor, slips into this role perfectly as a dangerous, on the edge, handsome, impulsive, could be, psycho, killing women. He falls in love with a woman (Exorcist's Blair) who starts to suspect, he's not the guy she thinks he is, as their sexually charged relationship intensifies. They take a vacation. Ehler's character, an ex con, who's great at shirking, and outrunning authorities, I must point out, gets involved with a late teen, (it's the bikini) makes out with her that night. The next morning, she winds up dead. Was it Ehlers? Could be? He hardly reacts when seeing her photo in the paper. Ehler's character has violent tendencies, and we see this is his unlawful activities. On the whole, I really enjoyed this movie, that gets very climactic, with a shocking admittance, as the real truth comes out, which I never expected, though I really liked. Blair, I must say I liked too, and there are some funny and tasteful moments, one involving Ehler's attire that a young punk criticizes. He does get quite intimate with the young lass, before her demise, that small time actress, actually a comedian. We have other suspects that come into play of course, where I like how thrillers can be formed from true stories, without trying to be thrillers. I mean, if that's what went down, that's what went down. Truly recommended Aussie pic.

At least be honest. You say it's not worth watching but it is, to you because you know Linda will disrobe. It's a lot like when guys call a girl fat, even though they secretly think she is curvaceous but they want to psych the girl into believing she is unattractive, so they can convince all women not to eat, so they look so emaciated. Them the guys convince the girls that emaciated is attractive, all, so of they get rejected by the emaciated girl, they won't feel as rejected, because, secretly, no guy thinks that emaciated is attractive. So, girls, next time a guy calls you fat or a cow, know that they secretly think they would like to see your body type on their favorite downloading site.(You know what that means), and then reject the guy. Watch him have a breakdown. This will prove that fat is the new curvaceous. So is cow. Also, in this world of games, if awards are given to every woman in a skin flick, but one, that one is the guys' favorite. All the aforementioned info applies. In a nutshell, all guys like this movie; especially, if they are Linda Blair fans. And the reason is obvious. They say Linda is fat, in this movie, but they don't think it. And they look forward to seeing proof; movie plot, aside. However, the end of the movie suggests that her latter movies are not that good.

B List Aussie movie about a patsy hairdresser (Linda Blair) who hooks up with career criminal ( the late Jerome Ehlers) and then proceeds point to point through Australia to get to Ehlers hometown and brother. The biggest irritation was the musical score. It was porno music that droned on the whole music. Linda Blair famous for getting her kit off, didn't in this movie although the trailer suggests much. Ehlers (who died in 2014 of cancer) looks like a cross between Martin Kemp/Jason Isaacs. Acting is woody as usual for a Linda Blair movie post Exorcist. Plot is just silly. So many contrivances. They tried for the twist ending but it didn't make sense at all. The supporting cast were a total joke . Even Joe Bugner turned up the 70s heavyweight boxer. Rating ** 3 / 10 **

This Australian movie is up there with Red Rock West as one of the best thrillers I've seen. It has a great anti hero (Jerome Elhers) who like Nick Cage has a great edgy screen presence. This is the best film Linda Blair has been in since The Exorcist. She captures the character of the girl enraptured in this man on the run from something he won't reveal. A great film, highly recommended.