Review of Endless Night

Endless Night (I) (1972)
2/10
And I Thought "Twisted Nerve" Was Bad!
17 May 2018
This is worse, if that's possible. Even the Bernard Herrmann score can't redeem this one. Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett have to be among the least charismatic movie couples. Hayley should have taken the part of Lolita when Kubrick offered it to her; maybe her career would have turned in the right direction. And speaking of direction, Sidney Gilliat shows no affinity for it here; the scenes are sloppy, disjointed and, worst of all, boring. The supposed supernatural elements of the story went right over my head, as did much of the plot (maybe I was asleep). I'm giving the film two stars for that "modern" house! Despite being a total cheesefest, it's the most fascinating thing in the whole movie.
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