AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Beulah Bram A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

merklekranz I cannot jump on board the positive review bandwagon for "Seconds". Although the acting is good, Frankenheimer stretches scenes that just plain lack interest. One example would be the grape stomping orgy. It goes on and on without moving the story forward. The concept of leaving one life for another is nothing that hasn't been seen before, so to have the audience basically in neutral for what seems like at least ten minutes is unacceptable. In other words, let's get on with it, especially since the story is not unpredictable. Frankly I was disappointed, not with the acting, or the black and white photography, or even the musical score. I just thought the story played like nothing more than a "Twilight Zone" episode that had been padded with over long scenes. - MERK

writers_reign For reasons best known to themselves - unless, of course, it was chosen by the original novelist - the producers elected to name the protagonist Arthur Hamilton; at that time, 1966, composer/lyricist Arthur Hamilton had more or less established himself via popular songs like Cry Me A River, About The Blues, Rain Sometimes, Sing A Rainbow, the latter of course featured in the film Pete Kelley's Blues where it was performed by Peggy Lee and went on to become one of her signature songs. It is, of course, now academic whether the character played by John Randolph caused any confusion in the minds of cinema-goers who were also versed in Popular Song. Leaving that aside what we have here is a film designed to disturb and could be dismissed on a superficial level by the phrase be careful what you wish for and is in its turn dismissive of American values turning to ashes. In arguably his first role with any gravitas Rock Hudson weighs in with a half decent performance and buffs will relish the likes of Murray Hamilton, Will Geer and Jeff Corey, the latter pair, like Randolph, survivors of the blacklist that obtained in the previous decade. Hardly a date movie but a thoughtful one and well worth a look.

PimpinAinttEasy Dear John Frankenheimer,first of all what a terrific visual style. It is films like yours that makes American cinema such a pleasure to watch. Though you did overdo it a little bit. Some of the images like when the plastic surgery was going on, were truly scary. The visuals conveyed the anxiety and paranoia of the characters. The train sequence at the beginning was simply terrific. The weird camera angles and the jolty editing created a terrific effect.It is an extremely depressing film. I still do not understand why the protagonist was unhappy with his new life. The guy had everything. I would have gone for it. But then, you Americans have to prove to the rest of the world that you guys are unhappy no matter what. I mean, what did this guy not have? But I loved the story. You made the film nearly ten years before Antonionini and more than 20 years before Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao.Rock Hudson was probably a bit too good looking for the role. But he does not take away anything from the film.Best Regards, Pimpin.(8/10)

Al_The_Strange At some point, everybody takes a good look at their lives and wants to change something about it. Maybe you're unhappy with your job. Maybe you wish you could have a hotter girlfriend. Maybe you're worried that life is passing you by, and you want to be young again and live it up some more. Maybe it's time to reinvent yourself. In this film, a guy reinvents himself to rectify all of these things. The big twist is, he does so with the help of an ominous and mysterious corporation.This film has a pretty interesting premise. Combined with its style, it comes off as a fairly gripping thriller; there is a sense of anxiety that permeates key scenes and keeps you wondering what will happen next. The film drags in just a few spots (mostly in the middle), but it is interesting and sobering to watch this guy go through an artificial rebirth and live a second life.The story is pretty well-structured. The momentum sputters a bit in the middle, as the character wanders around in his new body and figures things out. However, the set-up and conclusion are solid, and the characters overall are fairly well-developed. Above all, this is a film that boldly holds a mirror up to the 1960s culture and shows a rather eerie reflection. I could see it as the man's transformation mirroring the transformation of culture, moving from the conservative 50s to the radical free-loving 60s counter-culture movements, but the film makes it out to be a total nightmare. As such, the film challenges the notion that people have to be young and successful to be happy. It also puts a pretty ominous spin on corporations, using people like putty to shape them into whatever they determine, all for the sole purpose of making money.The film is phenomenal, for it boasts some incredible photography. There are a ton of wild and unusual camera angles, many of which seem less like what you'd find in the 60s and more like what you'd see in modern films (especially when the camera tracks a person's head or body, keeping it still while the background moves; that is very much the same kind of thing you get with webcams, which many modern movies use, and I think it's an awesome achievement for Seconds). Camera moves are especially fluid and interesting. Editing is really great, especially with some of the more surreal scenes. Acting and writing are impeccable. This production has some great-looking sets, props, and costumes. The music score is pretty effective too.Despite a few slow parts, Seconds is a bold film with a bold style and a ton of bold messages. I'd gladly recommend it to anybody.4.5/5 (Entertainment: Good | Story: Very Good | Film: Perfect)