Sorry, this movie sucks

Absolutely the worst movie.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

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.

American singer Jack Jones comes to England to record a new album & stays at a large mansion, the guest of a very creepy couple (Bill Owen, famous from the TV series Last of the Summer Wine, and Sheila Keith). Before long a series of gruesome murders committed by an unknown killer begins. I remember staying up late to watch this on TV late 1980's/early 90's and really enjoyed it. I have now just watched for the second time, having purchased an old VHS tape. I must admit that second time around it lost some of it's shock value and looks very dated, but it's still a creepy psycho horror with some pretty graphic gore. There are a number of red herrings as to who the killer is, but it's not hard to figure out the identity. Not Pete Walkers best movie but still makes good late night viewing.

I had recently viewed this along with another Pete Walker movie, not knowing that they were both directed by the same person, and well I can say that I was pleasantly surprised by this, as I have only viewed one of his movie's "The Flesh And Blood Show" which I didn't enjoy, but this one I did. The storyline I found particularly interesting, a singer Nick Cooper travels back to England to work on his new album, where soon as he arrives strange things begin to happen, like strange noises heard in the night at the creepy mansion at which he is staying and people start getting butchered. It seems as if someone is out to get him but who could it possibly be."The Comeback" is a very decent horror movie, which I really enjoyed, the suspense and tension is there along with interesting characters and various red herrings shown throughout. Although there could have been a few more murders to pad out the running time, but when they do come they are done very well and pretty brutal and the gore effects are very nicely done.The acting is also rather good the lead Jack Jones did really well and his cheesy singing is also a highlight and quite funny. Pamela Stephenson is very beautiful in this role and plays a rather laid back performance wise. David Doyle plays the selfish manager very well and his bizarre cross dressing scene was really strange and Shelia Keith gives an outstanding performance as the sinister housekeeper especially towards the end.All in all "The Comeback " is an enjoyable British slasher which could have done with a few more murders but otherwise a really good mystery and a highlight in director Pete Walkers back catalogue.

Pete Walker's The Comeback sees the director entering slasher/giallo territory with the story of a successful pop singer, Nick Cooper (Jack Jones), who moves into an old mansion to begin recording his first album in six years, only to be disturbed by a series of strange, nightmarish occurrences. Meanwhile, a crazed killer dressed as a granny (complete with old hag rubber mask) is busy bumping off his nearest and dearest.The film opens in great style with the gruesome murder of Nick's beautiful ex-wife Gail (Holly Palance), who is savagely hacked to death with a sickle by the movie's masked maniac; sadly, excessively bloody moments like this are few and far between (the only other gory murder being that of Nick's perverted pal Harry played by Peter Turner), the majority of the film being surprisingly uneventful and frustratingly repetitive, with Nick investigating strange sounds at night and romancing sexy blonde secretary Linda Everett (Not The Nine O'Clock News star Pamela Stephenson) during the day.After much hunting high and low in the creepy house, a little hanky panky with Linda in his Lotus Elite, and a brief stint in hospital for nervous fatigue (the result of finding his wife's decomposing head in a hat-box!), Nick finally finds out which of the film's suspects are responsible for his frightful experiences. Die-hard Walker fans shouldn't be too surprised by the revelation, although exactly why he is being tortured may not be so easy to guess.6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.

Being famous can have its drawbacks. Famous singer Jack Jones plays Nick Cooper, a well-known pop singer who relocates to a London estate to start recording music again following his divorce from his wife Gail(Holly Palance). Little does he know while he was flying to England, his ex-wife is brutally murdered. While he was trying to reclaim his past fame, the people he is staying with have a secret that is even well- hidden from Nick. The stay at the estate was not very pleasant to him. He would hear moans, sobbing, and crying from within, and the caretakers take his complaints very lightly. Not only that his wife gets killed, his friend Harry (Peter Turner) gets stabbed as well. So when Nick began to start losing his mind, the insanity points out to the people he is staying with. To me, that estate was nothing more than tourist trap. Jack Jones has put a performance on both music and the big screen. David Doyle has been well known as John Bosley on "Charlie's Angels". This movie is quite subtle, and not too violent. Has plenty of suspense though. This one is great for the music buffs. 2 out of 5 stars