Eyes Of Laura Mars
Suddenly Laura Mars (Faye Dunaway, Network) can see through the eyes of a serial killer as he commits his crimes. She contacts the police and with the aid of a police detective (Tommy Lee Jone, The Fugitive), tries to stop the killer. But first, they have to figure out who it is.
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Above average and nothing more. - RobBC
Laura Mars is a celebrated New York photographer whose provocative fashion lay-outs involving scantily clad lingerie models in scenes of murder and mayhem raise the ire of feminists and social conservatives alike. But when she begins having psychic visions of close friends being killed by a mad stalker, murders that become all too real, she finds herself gaining a notoriety she hadn’t bargained on. With the killer on her tail and a romance blossoming with the rugged detective assigned to her case (Tommy Lee Jones with big poofy hair and bell bottoms!) Laura finds her personal and professional lives thrown into a tailspin. Kershner poses some tough questions about the role of art in society; does it simply reflect a reality that already exists, or does it play an integral role in shaping that reality? In our media-obsessed culture should artists be held accountable for their creations, or does “freedom of expression” trump all even if it’s solely for monetary gain? There are a few clever touches throughout the film; Laura’s bedroom is lined with floor to ceiling mirrors which offer fractured illusory images of her, several of her more controversial spreads bear an eerie resemblance to actual crime scene photos, and her “visions” are presented as grainy commercial video footage. Is art imitating life, or have the roles reversed? Unfortunately Kershner is too busy throwing red herrings at us to explore these tantalizing questions in any depth and we are left with an above average police thriller with an extraneous love story tacked on instead. Faye Dunaway is certainly radiant in the title role, and the film’s colourful blend of 70s fashion, bad hairdos and disco snippets is effective. But it could have been so much more.Dunaway is even better the second time around - QueerNorth63
I remember seeing this film at the cinema when it originally came out. Fay Dunaway was magnetic on the big screen then, and I was not disappointed seeing it again on DVD. She is electric. Worth the movie as is Tommy Lee Jones' creepy performance. He's scary before you know what he's scary about.
Everyone else is so-so, and the director was clearly incapable of taking this interesting premise to the level it could have ascended to. The cool/swank sound and backdrops were lost a bit, in favour of too many shaky/spooky camera shots. I know this is supposed to be a thriller, but Brian De Palma did it way better. He could have taken this script with Dunaway in the lead, to places Kershner had never been to, or ever saw, cinematically speaking.not very good - mritt
I generally don't like psychic-link movies. This movie didn't change my opinion. The movie's message was to show a link between taking pictures which depicted scenes of horror or aberrant sexuality and the debasing of our culture and the creation of a violent society which embrases such things - horror movies make you more violent. Laura takes dirty pictures, and the killer likes them and commits murder. Laura has visions of the outcome of her art when she sees the killer murdering his victims through his eyes. Pretty neat themes right? Problem is, Lauras pictures aren't all that horrific, they are more trashy - so much for that. As for the killer and his motives, when you see the twist you will go "that doesn't make any sense, thats just stupid" hence ruining the experience and any social message the film wanted to present.
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Above average and nothing more. - RobBC
Laura Mars is a celebrated New York photographer whose provocative fashion lay-outs involving scantily clad lingerie models in scenes of murder and mayhem raise the ire of feminists and social conservatives alike. But when she begins having psychic visions ...Dunaway is even better the second time around - QueerNorth63
I remember seeing this film at the cinema when it originally came out. Fay Dunaway was magnetic on the big screen then, and I was not disappointed seeing it again on DVD. She is electric. Worth the movie as is Tommy Lee Jones' creepy performance. He's scary ...not very good - mritt
I generally don't like psychic-link movies. This movie didn't change my opinion. The movie's message was to show a link between taking pictures which depicted scenes of horror or aberrant sexuality and the debasing of our culture and the creation of a violent ...