Dennis Franz, John Lithgow, John Travolta
A soundman accidentally records the evidence that proves a car "accident" was murder, and consequently finds himself in danger.
DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001
Stats: 428 reviews
DePalma's Hitchcockian remake of Antonioni's Blow Up is well directed but the story loses its edge towards the end. The acting is good from a strong cast and although the technology is dated, the thrill, intrigue and suspense remain. The genre has seen better films but it?s also ...( read more)
De Palma's thrillers have been both criticized and praised for their Hitchcockian feel. I'm one who praises. De Palma doesn't just "borrow" from Hitchcock's work, he builds upon it, taking many of the same themes and injecting them with his own visual style. Whether or not you'r...( read more)
I just rewatched this, having not seen it in YEARS. I remember seeing it as a kid and being completely enthralled by it.
Rewatching it as an adult I found it to be painfully dated and simply "ok".
I realized that I think the reason why it blew me away (no pun intended) as ...( read more)
A film starring a young John Travolta as a sound engineer who thinks he can solve a mystery by listening to a sound bite he taped and synchronizing it to a film that "happened" to be made of an accident.
The movie is dark and the ending bleak, but it is worth watching.
I loved Travolta in this movie, i wish he played more roles like this 1. Nancy Allen surprised me 2 i didnt realize it was her til late in the movie. A real good movie
Nice piece of 70's cinema. Travolta is excellent. Some typical DePalma (Hitchcock) touches. Early John Lithgow role - he always plays a good villain.
A nice homage to both Blow Up and The Conversation. Travolta does a pretty good job and De Palma keeps us captivated both visually and intellectually. It's no where near as good as Antonioni's and Coppola's efforts, but still worth checking out for some if its well-made sequences.
John travolta playing diffrent role. About some1 who found himself trapped in a political game. Find it. Watch it. Its 80's...yeah..!!!
As one who subscribes to the belief that nothing in the world is perfect, let me just say that this film is the perfect suspense-thriller. De Palma's masterpiece.
I adore De Palma as a director, but his best films are when he's directed his own screenplays because this is when h...( read more)
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