A film without tension that always seems to be improvising something. Jack Nicholson's performance is not at all exciting and Maria Schneider seems to be learning her role. Very fake, drained of any acting energy very likely after the trauma of "Last Tango in Paris". With the exception of "Blow-up", Antonioni's English-language films are semi-failures (as in this case) or downright weak, such as Zabriskie Point. At least the main roles in Zabriskie Point are played by two amateur actors. I made a serious effort to watch it to the end, there are some pluses worth noting but not enough. I didn't understand why Antonioni ventured into this attempted thriller (especially since it came after an extraordinary Blow-up). Jack Nicholoson doesn't seem at all at ease either in this stuffy film that doesn't offer much satisfaction to the viewer. Especially to an Antonioni fan.
Review of The Passenger
