Review of Looker (1981) by Michael F — 13 Jul 2016
Hollywood should have learned its lesson - actors & writers are not directors.
If Crichton stayed in the writer's chair, a real director could have made a nice little thriller here. "Looker" had an interesting premise and style but immediately.
Plunged into a meaningless waste of 2 hours.
Susan Dey, matured from Laurie Partridge into a beautiful actress, served no purpose but to look nice. James Coburn was completely unnecessary, except for box office sales. And the "cat & mouse" detective Dorian Harewood vs. person of interest Albert Finney loses credibility after they reveal the killer early on.
This was 1980, the year we entered the age of computers, video games & TV editing consoles. Crichton used these themes only to steer this movie into an outdated digital-video mess.
This review of Looker (1981) was written by Michael F on 13 July 2016.
Looker has generally received mixed reviews.
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