A young boy, facing impending surgery on his eyes to try to stave off blindness, wanders his quiet London borough.
The only problem is he believes that a slasher is stalking blind women....
The last time I heard anything about this movie, was when it was released in 1991, the film had a limited release, and I never heard of it again, much like an Ex who I owed money to.
I found the film the other night on MGM HD, and just had to kill the curiosities I had when I was 13.
And the film didn't disappoint at all, in fact it threw me a right doozy within the first hour. When we start the film, Lucas is surrounded by blind people (one of whom is played by the woman who played Cassandra in'Only Fools...'), one whom in particular is very beautiful, which the director noted, as sh is the only one who doesn't wear glasses.
So far it's eerie, and has a very 'don't look now' feel about it. Bu then we have the inclusion of a man who carries a razor to cut blind people up for no good reason.
Could it be David Thewlis?, could it be the weird looking window cleaner? Could it be the Ice Cream man? It's not the Mcgann brother who was good in Paper mask, surely?....
And then the film takes a very 'Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' turn, it turns out that this was some sort of delusion from the main character, who is losing his sight, and as it turns out, his mind to some extent.
The title reads differently now doesn't it?.....
With this movie, the director has turned it from some quaffable slasher pic, to something intriguing, and sometimes that tense, you won't want knitting needles in the same room as a child ever again.
The performances are first rate, especially from the the boy who played Lucas, and the Girl who played Rose.
The rest of the cast are good also, but these two stand out, particularly when you realise they haven't really done anything this big since.
A strange, dystopia of a film, heavily dated thanks to the fact that us Brits couldn't part from yuppies at this time, but a film to keep you guessing until the very end.
The only problem is he believes that a slasher is stalking blind women....
The last time I heard anything about this movie, was when it was released in 1991, the film had a limited release, and I never heard of it again, much like an Ex who I owed money to.
I found the film the other night on MGM HD, and just had to kill the curiosities I had when I was 13.
And the film didn't disappoint at all, in fact it threw me a right doozy within the first hour. When we start the film, Lucas is surrounded by blind people (one of whom is played by the woman who played Cassandra in'Only Fools...'), one whom in particular is very beautiful, which the director noted, as sh is the only one who doesn't wear glasses.
So far it's eerie, and has a very 'don't look now' feel about it. Bu then we have the inclusion of a man who carries a razor to cut blind people up for no good reason.
Could it be David Thewlis?, could it be the weird looking window cleaner? Could it be the Ice Cream man? It's not the Mcgann brother who was good in Paper mask, surely?....
And then the film takes a very 'Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' turn, it turns out that this was some sort of delusion from the main character, who is losing his sight, and as it turns out, his mind to some extent.
The title reads differently now doesn't it?.....
With this movie, the director has turned it from some quaffable slasher pic, to something intriguing, and sometimes that tense, you won't want knitting needles in the same room as a child ever again.
The performances are first rate, especially from the the boy who played Lucas, and the Girl who played Rose.
The rest of the cast are good also, but these two stand out, particularly when you realise they haven't really done anything this big since.
A strange, dystopia of a film, heavily dated thanks to the fact that us Brits couldn't part from yuppies at this time, but a film to keep you guessing until the very end.