Sorry, this movie sucks

i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.

A Disappointing Continuation

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Getting set to watch Rene Clement's 1954 title Lovers, Happy Lovers! On YouTube,I was sad to find that it had recently been taken off the site.Looking round the site for Clips from Lovers,I was pleased to stumble upon his last ever movie,which led to me getting ready to witness Clement's final sitting.The plot:Getting nothing but bad parts in low budget movies, Ann has to rely on babysitter Michelle to cover the costs. Mixed up in the underworld of the movie business,Ann learns that Michelle is to babysit 'Boots' Peter Franklin,the son of a wealthy businessman.Hatching a plan with the mob,Ann sets out a plan to kidnap Boots once Michelle has finished her shift.Unknown to Ann,Michelle has to stay over longer than originally planned,which leads to the plan becoming a kidnapping of 2 pairs of boots.View on the film:For his curtain call,co-writer/(along with Nicola Badalucco/Mark Peploe & Luciano Vincenzoni) directing auteur Rene Clement offers shavings of his distinctive,Film Noir style with the forced drinking of Boots,and water running down narrow corridors spreading an icy chill over Boots and Michelle's home invasion. Sadly,Clement limits these moments to showing what could have been,by going for a glossy style,which whilst smoothly handles pulls the rug out of all the tension getting locked in the house.Finding themselves caught in the middle of a kidnapping plot,the screenplay by Clément/ Peploe/Vincenzoni & Badalucco builds a sturdy Home Invasion Thriller within the walls,where the the sounds of threats from the outside are matched by the uneasy level of trust that Boots and Michelle have for each other. Knocking down the wall,the writers try to flip the situation into a grubby,double-dealing Film Noir,which ends up destroying all the good work that was done in the house,due to the writers pilling all the excuses in for the kidnapping,which leads to extremely abrupt character changes.Whilst the film has a dazzling cast, Nadja Tiller/Robert Vaughn and Vic Morrow are held back from fully sinking into the brittle atmosphere,with the elegant Maria Schneider being the only one to match Francis Lai's great synch score in her performance as Michelle,thanks to Schneider giving Michelle great rough edges,as the baby sitter pays tribute to Rene Clement.

This is a great little thriller with some fine performances but I understand Leonard Maltin dumped on it upon its release and it seems to me a lot of folks have followed his lead. There is nothing wrong with this film at all. Granted it is confusing at the start (intentionally) but most exhilarating when we catch up with the events and discover just what a tangled plot we have here. I guess some are surprised and disappointed that the super Maria Schneider keeps her clothes on in this but we catch a glimpse of the equally beautiful Sydne Rome, so all is not lost. John Whittington is especially effective as the little boy and can only imagine how terrible this might have been had this been an American picture. No sentimentality then and possibly another cause for upset in that the interaction between he and Schneider is so adult. Robert Vaughn also appears and is very effective in aggressive mode. Compelling, amusing and thrilling. Sadly, Rene Clement's last film and perhaps we can thank Mr. Maltin for that.

"A young woman unwittingly becomes part of a kidnapping plot involving the son of a movie producer she is babysitting. The kidnappers happen to be former business partners of the son's father and are looking to exact some revenge on him. Our babysitter must bide her time and wait to see what will become of the son and herself, while the kidnappers begin to argue amongst themselves, placing the kidnap victims in great peril," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis.That acclaimed director René Clément could be responsible for this haphazard crime thriller is the real shocker. Despite beginning with the appearance of having been edited in a washing machine, the film develops a linear storyline. Once you've figured out what is going on, the engaging Maria Schneider (as Michelle) and endearing John Whittington (as Boots) can get you through the film. There are a couple of female nude scenes, which fit into the storyline well.**** Scar Tissue (10/15/75) René Clément ~ Maria Schneider, John Whittington, Vic Morrow

The movie has been released on treeline films ( www.treelinefilms.com ) and I bought it at the store for .99 and worth every penny! They also had many other films including Mr. Wong Detective starring Boris Karloff. More on that in another review. The film is in colour and the soundtrack is a little catchy. Its in English but the voice seem to be out of sync. I am a fame of Robert Vaughn and wanted to see what he was up to. Well for most of the movie he is not present. The ending was a little surprising. Seriously I just bought it to kill time while I programming and found myself watching it to the end just because it was so bad...you know like a car wreck...