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Peeper (1975)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
4/16
4/16:
What's with Michael Caine starring in schlocky pictures with crappy scripts?
The one-time Jack Carter is better than that. After giving one of the best performances of his career in
The Man Who Would Be King, Michael Caine agreed to star in one of the worst
movies of his career, and it's called Peeper.
The story sucks. I don't understand what's going on. Why does Michael Caine's character keep carrying
cash in the same briefcase? Why not just take the money? It's not like anybody can make a rightful claim to it.
Peeper claims to make fun of noir pictures. I don't think the producers understood the meaning of the word "spoof."
It's not even funny. Natalie Wood, who hadn't appeared in a film for seven years, is pretty, but her role is
next to hopeless and she's no femme fatale. Rather, it's her cleavage that got me through Peeper, hence the pun.
All in all, despite the nice-looking cinematography, Peeper is a dud.