This is a good suspense flick about two women who conspire to murder a man who is the husband of one, and the lover of the other. Then, after committing the crime, they aren't able to find the body.
I haven't seen too much of Sam Waterston's early work, but I thought he was very good as Michael Elliott, the abusive husband and boyfriend, and the target of the murder scheme. Tuesday Weld put on a surprisingly good performance as the heartless mastermind of the crime (Vicky) - a role I wouldn't have expected to have suited her particularly well. As far as the main actors were concerned, the only disappointment was Joan Hackett as Elliott's wife Claire. Her performance might be best described as inconsistent: very good in some places, and at other times painfully artificial. The story was a good one, and it certainly kept me guessing all the way through.
The last scene of the movie weakened the whole thing, unfortunately, even though it didn't really have too much to do with the story that the movie had focussed on. Without giving anything away, I'll just say that the last scene made a really good movie end on a note of sheer silliness for no apparent reason. That, and Hackett's inconsistency, detract from the movie, but not seriously. Overall this is still well worth watching, and I rated is as an 8/10.
I haven't seen too much of Sam Waterston's early work, but I thought he was very good as Michael Elliott, the abusive husband and boyfriend, and the target of the murder scheme. Tuesday Weld put on a surprisingly good performance as the heartless mastermind of the crime (Vicky) - a role I wouldn't have expected to have suited her particularly well. As far as the main actors were concerned, the only disappointment was Joan Hackett as Elliott's wife Claire. Her performance might be best described as inconsistent: very good in some places, and at other times painfully artificial. The story was a good one, and it certainly kept me guessing all the way through.
The last scene of the movie weakened the whole thing, unfortunately, even though it didn't really have too much to do with the story that the movie had focussed on. Without giving anything away, I'll just say that the last scene made a really good movie end on a note of sheer silliness for no apparent reason. That, and Hackett's inconsistency, detract from the movie, but not seriously. Overall this is still well worth watching, and I rated is as an 8/10.