Social commentary today in entertainment is an insult to the audience. There is no art behind the way the messaging comes across. Now you will see literal lectures on the screen and be bored out of your mind until you change the channel. Ths movie is the opposite to that approach.
The point of the movie is the final scene where the couple's conflict reaches its conclusion. I for one think the woman is insane the entire film and Joyce Van Pattan is great at playing characters who are somewhat off. Also, the film gets a little hallucinatory which adds to how the story takes place. Alot of it is like a deranged dream.
The resson I watched this is Yaphet Kotto who is great in anything he did. He isn't the straight man in a comedy (like Midnight Run) he is simply part of it. The role is such a change of pace from what he would be later known for (personally that's the movie I mentioned and 7 seasons of H:LOTS) that this is a real treat to watch.
Also it is entertaining as an offbeat black comedy. So few in comedy understood how to manage creating dark humor, but Larry Cohen wasn't one of them. There is just enough humor to lighten the seriousness of the content. I think I would show this movie to a class to so they can see how it is done right.
This is a 70s movie of course so the pacing is a bit slow, that can take a little getting used to but it's worth it.
The point of the movie is the final scene where the couple's conflict reaches its conclusion. I for one think the woman is insane the entire film and Joyce Van Pattan is great at playing characters who are somewhat off. Also, the film gets a little hallucinatory which adds to how the story takes place. Alot of it is like a deranged dream.
The resson I watched this is Yaphet Kotto who is great in anything he did. He isn't the straight man in a comedy (like Midnight Run) he is simply part of it. The role is such a change of pace from what he would be later known for (personally that's the movie I mentioned and 7 seasons of H:LOTS) that this is a real treat to watch.
Also it is entertaining as an offbeat black comedy. So few in comedy understood how to manage creating dark humor, but Larry Cohen wasn't one of them. There is just enough humor to lighten the seriousness of the content. I think I would show this movie to a class to so they can see how it is done right.
This is a 70s movie of course so the pacing is a bit slow, that can take a little getting used to but it's worth it.