Can you imagine The Firm as a comedy? Well, if you can't, rent Blindfold, which is as close as you're going to get. It starts off as an interesting mystery about a secret government mission, but as the movie continues, it vacillates between a thriller and a screwball comedy. It doesn't seem possible, but it is an extremely strange movie that devolves so quickly, it ends up making zero sense. Why is a shallow go-go dancer who was so concerned about a little scratch on her knee earlier in the movie not at all concerned about wading through alligator-infested swamps later on Why is the tension of the protagonist getting caught and tortured by a group of villains suddenly destroyed by a prat-fall-ridden fight that ends in Rock Hudson laughing and spraying everyone with a fire extinguisher? No one knows the answers, or the answers to a dozen other questions you'll ask when other parts of the movie make no sense.
Blindfold could have been a great movie, with interesting twists and turns and double-crosses that make you unsure of who to trust. The comedic oddities, a ridiculous and shallow love story with Claudia Cardinale, and serious loopholes in the plot make it a film you probably won't rent again. If you're a huge Claudia Cardinale fan, however, you'll probably love this movie. She arches her back in every scene, prances around in revealing skirts, gets her clothes wet in three different scenes, has a lingerie scene, and wears a go-go costume so revealing she might have well been completely naked. Remember Marilyn Monroe's costume while singing "I Want to be Loved by You"? This one's even more shocking.
Blindfold could have been a great movie, with interesting twists and turns and double-crosses that make you unsure of who to trust. The comedic oddities, a ridiculous and shallow love story with Claudia Cardinale, and serious loopholes in the plot make it a film you probably won't rent again. If you're a huge Claudia Cardinale fan, however, you'll probably love this movie. She arches her back in every scene, prances around in revealing skirts, gets her clothes wet in three different scenes, has a lingerie scene, and wears a go-go costume so revealing she might have well been completely naked. Remember Marilyn Monroe's costume while singing "I Want to be Loved by You"? This one's even more shocking.