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Raising Cain (1992)

Rate: 3
Viewed: 7/16

7/16: Raising Cain is uhh...?

The top part of the movie poster is pefect: "DeMented. DeRanged. DeCeptive. DePalma." It pretty much sums up Brian De Palma's thinking when he decided to do the film. He uses as many manipulative techniques as he can to make an implausible psychological thriller. In almost every scene, I've been able to guess which film, even his own, was ripped-off from.

However, there are many good shots that are aesthetically pleasing. Playing between four and six different characters with none of them distinguishable from one another, John Lithgow is quite silly by playing a caricature.

All in all, Brian De Palma is a hit-or-miss director, but he'll have two consecutive hits up next: Carlito's Way and Mission: Impossible.

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