Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
This thriller often leans more absurd than frightening, more silly than stylish. While it contains the kernel of a good idea, and even an interesting twist, the story fails even before the script does. Faye Dunaway and Tommy Lee Jones are fine, but they have little given them to say, and virtually no direction on how to say it. If this production represented an opportunity, it was definitely missed.
** (out of *****)
©2023 David R. George III
1978 • 1 HOUR, 44 MINUTES
COLUMBIA PICTURES • MAJOR STUDIO PARTNERS
STARRING
• FAYE DUNAWAY, TOMMY LEE JONES
ALSO STARRING
• BRAD DOURIF, RENE AUBERJONOIS, RAUL JULIA
WRITTEN BY
• JOHN CARPENTER AND DAVID ZELAG GOODMAN (SCREENPLAY BY)
• JOHN CARPENTER (STORY BY)
DIRECTED BY
• IRVIN KERSHNER
NO 1978 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS
