Well ladies and gentlemen, we are in the Friday the 13th of today, so, it makes sense that I talk about a creepy love story about getting a little one-night stand with a psycho. And sure, this type of situation can resort to both male and female alike, though in all fairness males make the not so good choices but females do evenly make bad choices too only this time it's Clint Eastwood that doesn't make good choices even when he makes his directorial debut.
Popular radio show host David Garver (Clint Eastwood) becomes restless in his relationship with his girlfriend (Donna Mills). Impulsively, he goes out and sleeps with a woman (Jessica Walter) he meets at a nightclub. After that, he finds out she was not anonymous hookup, but an obsessive fan who has called repeatedly to request he play the song "Misty". Garver soon discovers extricating himself from the woman will be no easy feat as she becomes increasingly psychotic.
This maybe the best stalker movie I've ever seen and that's not saying a whole lot considering the idea of having a one night stand or having a friend that's a bit psycho is a bit on the overrated side, because let's be frank, the male and female don't make the greatest of choices and even if you get a glimpse of what this person is it's almost too late to call things off, I mean if you have the idea of a psycho killer and a rapist hooking up and the psycho killer is taken aback that would be interesting but that's a whole another conversation for another time maybe never. Getting back to the topic I believe the way Clint Eastwood was able to direct the film is way more better than any other stalker movies I've seen, basically because there’s a mystery to it but more importantly the whole reveal gets to be very interesting through the course of the third act of the film and that's what I like most is him trying to figure what the reveal is. And even my favorite shot of the whole movie is Clint sleeping and slowly awakens and he sees his stalker and is about to stab him but misses and all of a sudden disappears and he begins to look around is really great and something you don't see and it's also the suspense of the killer is right behind you and its shot in a way were we see Clint's head first and then slowly turns and that's what I like about it and really is the best shot of the whole movie to me. And sure their times where I make fun of Eastwood not making good choices, but when it comes to Clint Eastwood and his first time directing a film like this you have to let that man have a slide at least especially when he has some sea shots where they are jump cuts, for which again the man is a acting legend so for his directorial debut I'll at least let that slide. For a day of Friday the 13th I would imagine at least spice things up with your lover and watch a movie about a 41 year old radio host being stalked by a middle aged woman, I mean at least they’re the same age, hell at least he's not making out with a twenty five-ish year old woman like John Wayne, Gregory Peck, or even Bogart and William Holden. Though let’s be honest life is too short for us middle-aged men so, when are you not able to get the chance to make out with a twenty-five-year-old right? Anyway, if you’re looking to spice things up or have a Amazon Prime account then I would highly recommend watching Clint Eastwood's directorial debut and maybe play "Misty" for the love of your life.
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