aromatic-2 Review of Mister Buddwing

Mister Buddwing (1966)

Plentiful suspense, gripping acting, ultimately disappointing

[6/10 · 2 December 2000]

Mister Buddwing has two-thirds of the recipe down pat: a terrific cast and suspenseful direction. Ironically, for a movie about an amnesiac, it forgets where it wanted to go and winds up bailing out on unsatisfying cliches. This is a shame because Garner is excellent, Simmons has never been better, and Peters is particularly good.