One of those is when Griffith finds out that Harry plans on taking her back to her mother which she insists will ‘never’ happen, but then in the next shot we see her getting into his car, which I would think she’d resist doing for fear that she would be placing herself into too much of a vulnerable position and he would use the opportunity to ‘kidnap’ her and take her back to where she didn’t want to go.Īnother moment comes when Griffith leaves a message on his answering machine that alerts Harry about something she feels he should look into. The script, by Alan Sharp is overall smart, but does suffer from a few moments where things don’t make complete sense. This scene is especially good because it plays off of the famous airplane segment in North by Northwest and is almost as riveting including the memorable and unique way Harry is finally able to identify the mysterious pilot. The only action comes near the end when Harry gets attacked by a seaplane while he is out on a boat. The majority of the story is talky, but still intriguing. Griffith, Edward Binns and James Woods do quite well in their respective roles and the lesser-known Janet Ward plays a pathetic, boozing old broad about as well as anyone could. Jennifer Warren is good in support and looks terrific during a topless lovemaking scene.
#NIGHT MOVES 1975 MOVIE YOUTUBE FULL#
was assassinated he was playing football and still full of dreams, but then 5 years later when Bobby was killed his life had already fallen into an apathetic rut.
His best line comes when he describes where he was when the Kennedys were shot. Hackman gives another outstanding performance playing a protagonist struggling against loneliness and frustration while realizing that it may be an inevitable part of life and something that cannot be ‘defeated’. In fact this becomes ‘the music’ for the scenes and helps create a third character as it reveals the darkness harboring inside the characters. The majority of the action and dialogue take place very late and makes full use of the sound of the night bugs croaking and chirping. To me one of the lasting impressions of the film, which I have seen many times over the years, is the way it incorporates nighttime into the story. The case though harbors many dark and unexpected turns that eventually gets Harry wrapped up into a world of art smuggling and murder.
Then he gets what he thinks is just another routine case which is finding the missing runaway teenage daughter (Melanie Griffith) of an aging, alcoholic actress (Janet Ward). The cases are not interesting and when his wife (Susan Clark) begins having an affair he feels like his life has hit rock bottom. Harry Moseby (Gene Hackman) is a down-on-his-luck former football player who is now working as a private detective. 4-Word Review: Searching for runaway teen.
0 kommentar(er)
