A forced, unfunny movie where Ingmar Bergman attempts to make a slapstick comedy set to something approaching the soundtrack from the Looney Tunes. It has the distinction of making you check your watch to see how much is left, notwithstanding clocking in at a mere 80 minutes.
Bergman is capable of comedy, and clever moments are peppered throughout even his more serious works, like Seventh Seal. In The Devil's Eye, most of the film was set as a comedy, and it worked. What went wrong here, I do not know. The cast is highly talented, but the material is terrible and the execution is just as bad. This is not some undiscovered Bergman masterpiece; it's your movie night wasted.
I would recommend this film only to those looking for the Bergman completionist trophy, to say you've watched them all. For those people, it's a box-checking exercise. For everyone else, skip this film.
Bergman is capable of comedy, and clever moments are peppered throughout even his more serious works, like Seventh Seal. In The Devil's Eye, most of the film was set as a comedy, and it worked. What went wrong here, I do not know. The cast is highly talented, but the material is terrible and the execution is just as bad. This is not some undiscovered Bergman masterpiece; it's your movie night wasted.
I would recommend this film only to those looking for the Bergman completionist trophy, to say you've watched them all. For those people, it's a box-checking exercise. For everyone else, skip this film.