Foul Play (1978)
5/10
Hitchcock spoof that goes on too long
12 September 2023
FOUL PLAY is an ostensible Hitchcock spoof that should have been called THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (I believe this was the film's title in Sweden, in fact). Goldie Hawn, still at that career-making point in her life, plays an ordinary library assistant who accidentally comes into possession of a typical MacGuffin and thereafter finds herself pursued by some evildoers, including an albino. This is one of those films which needed some judicious trimming because it goes on way too long and loses a lot of steam in the second half. Hawn is likeable but Chase falls flat a bit, although the supporting players like Meredith and Moore are funnier.
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