A very slow, meditative thriller - which may initially appear to be an oxymoron - but the images presented are far from it. Uses almost every editing technique in the book, the most noticeable being its heavy use of split-screen to convey fragmented evidence and the notion of having to piece it all together. The gratuitous violence is definitely uncomfortable, but could be worse given the subject matter.

A very slow, meditative thriller - which may initially appear to be an oxymoron - but the images presented are far from it. Uses almost every editing technique in the book, the most noticeable being its heavy use of split-screen to convey fragmented evidence and the notion of having to piece it all together. The gratuitous violence is definitely uncomfortable, but could be worse given the subject matter.

Milestone #500

Fleischer uses creative editing techniques in the 1st half of this movie which start off as confusing, but become absolutely amazing to look at. We never really see the kills on screen and then we flip flop between the strangler and the police being incompetent using a magic detective to try and find their guy.

The 2nd half feature Tony Curtis acting his ass off while also showing how ill-equipped the police were to handle something like the case of Albert Desalvo.

Fonda leads with a steady hand and it is really a joy to see him and Curtis go toe to toe in that ending. The visuals near the end remind me of a psychological video game can't think of an example right now, but it all felt so familar and cool to me.

Milestone #500

Fleischer uses creative editing techniques in the 1st half of this movie which start off as confusing, but become absolutely amazing to look at. We never really see the kills on screen and then we flip flop between the strangler and the police being incompetent using a magic detective to try and find their guy.

The 2nd half feature Tony Curtis acting his ass off while also showing how ill-equipped the police were to handle something like the case of Albert Desalvo.

Fonda leads with a steady hand and it is really a joy to see him and Curtis go toe to toe in that ending. The visuals near the end remind me of a psychological video game can't think of an example right now, but it all felt so familar and cool to me.

mr. bottomly walks into a gay bar

mr. bottomly walks into a gay bar

The camera work in this movie is some of the most impactful and suspenseful I’ve ever seen

The camera work in this movie is some of the most impactful and suspenseful I’ve ever seen

Ladies please write down all your appointments

Ladies please write down all your appointments