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The Hypnotic Eye (1960)
There's camp and then there's high camp
And this is high camp. The 40's and 50's were the decades of great B movies and this one's right up there.
Each scene is a little gem. From the various disfigurements to the coffee house poetry reading to the obvious strings holding up the woman "defying gravity" to the doctor in his highly stylized (right down to the choice of dog) apartment playing his piano in a short silk robe open to the waist to the climax when all is revealed. And as others have mentioned, the cops are dumb as rocks. All in all, it's just a hoot!
This movie requires just a small investment of time and it's worth every minute of it.
A Month by the Lake (1995)
Has Ms. Redgrave been studying at the Fred J. Muggs School of Acting?
Warning: Spoilers of sorts.
Beautiful, lush sets and scenery.
Characterizations of oddball characters bounce all over the map.
Uneven direction from a director whose right hand doesn't seem to know what his left hand is doing. Or care. Script is nothing to shout about either.
Strangely non-affecting. Not especially amusing, not especially romantic, not even a little bit sexy. It's a bit of a mystery why the two main characters are attracted to one another or why they end up together.
Odd, off-hand treatment of impending war.
A collection of truly bizarre performances. Normally reliable actors run amok. No doubt the director's and screenwriter's faults.
A film that tries hard, very hard, too hard and doesn't succeed. Can't really recommend, but on the other hand, it's not a complete waste of time. It apparently has its audience.