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| ACTORS: | Jodie Foster, John Lithgow |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Michael Laughlin |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 1984 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Pro-Active Entertain |
| MPAA RATING: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Digital Sound, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Mystery / Suspense, DVD, Horror & Suspense |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 090328220082 |
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A LOVE TRANGLE OF PASSION AND MURDER
This Gothic melodrama features Jodie Foster as a naive young bride, and John Lithgow as her mysterious, voyeuristic husband.Victoria, an orphan with neither home nor money, suddenly wins the attentions of Oliver Thompson, a prosperous, older businessman. He weds her, but they continue to live apart while she remains in school. When Victoria does finally move into his home, she finds her husband has some strange habits -- including the desire to spy on her undressing, while never consummating the marriage.Increasingly uneasy and unhappy in this situation, Victoria unsuccessfully tries to escape -- only to find Oliver ready and waiting to bring her back home again.Now the desperate woman believes she has just one option left: to murder her husband...
SHOCKED THAT THIS FILM WAS EVER RELEASED...
The premise for the film is intriguing. It is based upon the Victoria Thompson murder trial that took place in New Zealand during the late nineteenth century. Victoria is raised is some sort of orphanage from birth. At the age of seventeen, it is arranged for her to marry Mr. Thompson, a weird, older man whom she has never before met. She dutifully marries him, and when she comes of age goes to live with him in his home, which is run by his two creepy servants. Victoria soon discovers just how weird her husband really is. She ultimately takes the bull by the horns and, consequently, finds herself standing trial for his murder by the time she is nineteen years old.
Jodie Foster places the role of Victoria Thompson, as if she were doing so under duress. She takes a character that is potentially sympathetic and makes her merely pathetic, leaving the viewer cold. John Lithgow fares somewhat better, as he does a credible job playing the weird Mr. Thompson, doing the best he can with the material with which he has to work. The film, unfortunately, is choppy and poorly edited, the story so muddled as to be nearly incomprehensible. The direction seems to be almost nonexistant, as it looks like it is every man for himself.
This film was originally released under the title, "Mesmerized". Word about the film must have traveled fast, as bad news so often does. When the video was released, it was retitled as "Shocked". The only thing shocking about this film is that it was ever released in the first place. It is a complete travesty. All in all, this video is not worth buying. The only reason this was not rated one star is due to Jon Lithgow's performance. If you are not a Jon Lithgow fan, deduct one star.