ThiefHott Too much of everything

Dotsthavesp I wanted to but couldn't!

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

cricketbat Play Misty for Me is horrifying because it feels real. Jessica Walter (Lucille Bluth from Arrested Development) is scarily believable as a psychotic fan of a DJ played by Clint Eastwood. The film suffers from slow, tiresome music montages - a problem in the 70s - but manages to stay suspenseful when it needs to be. This film should strike fear into the hearts of disc jockeys everywhere.

Mr-Fusion "Play Misty for Me" isn't my favorite Eastwood movie, but it's interesting to watch this is a directorial debut. It's largely muted, nothing flashy, but also not inexperienced. The guy had influences and he surely drew on them for his first time out. And his coastal getaway hamlet of Carmel is almost a supporting character. But Jessica Walter owns this thing and that's clear when the film frags in her absence. Up until that ending, it's hard to watch this and not compare it to "Fatal Attraction" (maybe a tad unfavorably), but Eastwood really kicks things up for the big finish; frenzied cutting, heightened stakes, those damn scissors). It's a slow-burn, certainly, but worth it for that final payoff.6/10

dworldeater Play Misty For Me is the excellent directorial debut of Clint Eastwood and the third film in a trilogy of films in an experimental phase of Eastwood's career. I'm no fan of Paint Your Wagon, but the other two films in question (The Beguiled and this film) are very good and some of Clint's most interesting work. Play Misty For Me is a tense thriller in the same vein as Fatal Attraction, which Misty... no doubt had a big influence on. Clint Eastwood plays a laid back jazz DJ that gets a lot of action from the ladies. He tries to focus his efforts on one woman and a chance encounter with groupie Evelyn turns into a torrid affair that later turns his life upside down. Dave's (Clint) attempts to call off the relationship go awry and Evelyn starts stalking him an disrupting his life. Foxy lady Evelyn Draper(Jessica Walter) turns out to be the super fan from hell as events unfold to its violent climax. Clint gives an excellent performance and shows his more vulnerable side in this project. The direction is solid and the story flows together well. The camera-work is quite good as well. Clint does a fine job building tension and suspense in this Hitchcock like shocker. The jazzy score and wardrobes make the film dated to that specific period(late 60's/early 70's), but also gives the movie its own flavor and ambiance that separates it from similar styled films. Overall, Play Misty For Me holds up really well and was an original movie in its day, plus it shows Clint's ability to direct and range as an actor. Great film.

sol- Along similar lines to 'Fatal Attraction', Clint Eastwood plays a late night disc jockey here who finds himself stalked by an obsessive female fan who thought that their one night stand was something more. This was the first feature film that Eastwood ever directed and his enthusiasm with taking the reigns behind the camera for the first time frequently shows. The opening aerial shots are breathtaking, there is a great subtle moment in which the stalker's arm ever so slowly creeps into the foreground of the frame as Eastwood and his actual girlfriend wander off into the distance, and the rapid cross-cut editing as Eastwood takes a frenzied drive near the end is great. Eastwood struggles a bit with pacing the material though, and for a thriller, the film noticeably lacks tension; there is enough time for Eastwood to leisurely make love to his girlfriend in the woods amid fearing what his stalker might do next! The casting of Jessica Walters as the stalker is also a mixed blessing. Considering that she is best known as a comedy actress nowadays, Walters demonstrates an impressive acting range, from casual and fun-loving to utterly obsessive, however, she stays in obsessive mode for most of the film and she often comes off as histrionic with her constant crying fits and rages. It is hard not to wonder what Lee Remick (who the studio originally wanted) would have done with the role. Never to mind, 'Play Misty for Me' has enough scattered effective moments that it never once bores even if it does not always live up to its reputation as a pivotal 'Fatal Attraction' precursor.