Don't Look Now was sadly overlooked in 1973, possibly because of the recent release of The Exorcist, and as much as I admire that film (mainly for Ellen Burstyn's performance) the two are incomparable. Firstly The Exorcist relays on cheep special effects, where as Don't Look Now gets right under the skin. Everything is so subtle that most viewers miss the important stuff.
The use of the very grey colour scheme helps set up the coldness of the characters, the events and loss that they have gone through. But THAT opening, brilliant, it's unbelievably one of the best scenes in film history, Nicholas Roeg's camera work and editing are flawless, if you where ever going to do a study on cross-cutting or juxtaposition then Don't Look Now is the film to see.
Don't Look Now is a cold and chilling supernatural thriller, with more reasons to see it than the sex scene or the ending (although they are standouts), the performances are also brilliant, with Sutherland and Christie showing a kind of screen chemistry that's very rare nowadays, giving John and Laura the believability the plot requires. This is a great, underrated and as others have said, sadly forgotten film.
The use of the very grey colour scheme helps set up the coldness of the characters, the events and loss that they have gone through. But THAT opening, brilliant, it's unbelievably one of the best scenes in film history, Nicholas Roeg's camera work and editing are flawless, if you where ever going to do a study on cross-cutting or juxtaposition then Don't Look Now is the film to see.
Don't Look Now is a cold and chilling supernatural thriller, with more reasons to see it than the sex scene or the ending (although they are standouts), the performances are also brilliant, with Sutherland and Christie showing a kind of screen chemistry that's very rare nowadays, giving John and Laura the believability the plot requires. This is a great, underrated and as others have said, sadly forgotten film.