ScoobyWell Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

moonspinner55 Potentially unstable wife of a stockbroker suspects her husband of trying to drive her mad; after she commits suicide, he begins acting unhinged himself after sensing her ghostly presence in their house. British theatrical release went straight to video in the States, and it's easy to see why: this is nothing more than a television-styled melodrama (with a budget to match). Cliff Robertson is so stoic, he barely reacts after his wife's coffin is exhumed (twice); Jean Simmons adds a bit of class in the early scenes, but supporting players Simon Ward and Jenny Agutter are just plot-tools. Director Michael Anderson complained the film was edited without his approval--so Hollywood doesn't have the market cornered on disgruntled filmmakers. *1/2 from ****

Aaron1375 Watched this movie not expecting much and it delivered as this film was slow, dark and very predictable. How the main character failed to see what was going on considering he is the one who started it is beyond me. The film is about a man married to a woman named Dominique. She seems a very unstable woman at the beginning of the film and she believes that what is actually happening is her husband is driving her mad! Well there are really no scenes really depicting the main character played by Cliff Robertson is doing anything until after the funeral and he flashes a wry smile while alone in his study. Well strange things begin to happen around the house, indicating that his now deceased wife whom hung herself may actually be alive and well or a ghost. Or it could be an elaborate trap to take him out of the picture and if you guessed this you guessed correctly and you in all likelihood will figure who is behind it all. Even the ending is not really surprising, seriously find a better way to leave the girl that apparently loves you to death. No, this film was very plodding and not all that entertaining unless your idea of a good film is a man stumbling about his house seeing woman who look like his ex wife walking around. Then walking some more, getting a drink and lighting up a cigarette or two. No, just fails as a horror film and a suspense thriller, but it does do a good job of filming with minimal lighting.

Chase_Witherspoon Creepy thriller concerning a selfish American businessman (Robertson) supporting his interests through a marriage of convenience to his wealthy English wife (Simmons), until she commits suicide as a result of his emotional bullying. Her instructions are for her will to be read on their wedding anniversary in a few weeks' time, and as that day draws nearer, visions, apparent apparitions and strange goings-on haunt Robertson to the point of virtual insanity. Convinced that his wife has returned from the dead, he enlists his new chauffeur (Ward) to exhume her body, not once, but twice, where he makes a shocking discovery.Atmospheric, tense and suspenseful throughout, I found Simmons' portrayal of the emotionally crippled wife compelling and her 'resurrection' even more stirring. Gaping plot holes, contrivances and other poetic conveniences while no means forgiven, are somewhat disguised by director Anderson's flair for creating tension out of the limited material. The cast however has considerable depth, with veterans David Tomlinson, Jack Warner, Dame Flora Robson, and Ron Moody in a pivotal supporting role. Jenny Agutter, Judy Geeson and Michael Jayston are also prominent.There's Hitchockian moments and more than just a little reminiscence of the similarly titled French classic "Les diaboliques" (1955), and yet despite the somewhat borrowed theme, I still found myself in the grip of "Dominique" and was rewarded with some heart-pounding moments. Not perfect, but entertaining nonetheless.

MARIO GAUCI To call a film about a crippled ghost taking revenge from beyond the grave lame and lifeless would be too ironical but this here is an undeniably undistinguished combination of GASLIGHT (1939 & 1944) via LES DIABOLIQUES (1954); while still watchable in itself, it's so cliché-ridden as to provoke chuckles instead of the intended chills. However, thanks to the dire straits in which the British film industry found itself in the late 1970s, even a mediocre script such as this one was able to attract 10 star names - Cliff Robertson (as the conniving husband), Jean Simmons (in the title role), Jenny Agutter (as Robertson's artist half-sister), Simon Ward (as the enigmatic chauffeur), Ron Moody (as an ill-fated doctor), Michael Jayston (as Robertson's business partner), Judy Geeson (as Simmons' best friend and Jayston's wife), Flora Robson (as the housekeeper), David Tomlinson (as the notary reading Simmons' will) and, most surprisingly perhaps, Jack Warner (as a gravestone sculptor) - although most of them actually have nothing parts, I'm sorry to say!