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Someone's Watching Me! (1978)

Rate: 6
Viewed: 11/19

11/19: I thought I had seen all of John Carpenter movies, but this one, Someone's Watching Me!, somehow escaped my attention.

Well, that's because it's a telefilm which wasn't released on video for almost thirty years. Anyway, it's an okay Hitchcockian movie that requires patience which is typical of John Carpenter as the plot takes time to thicken. Once it finally hits the peak, the terror comes rushing through.

I like Lauren Hutton who plays sort of a kooky character, making a powerful statement about the harassment of females. Who cares about the perpetrator's identity? That much is said by the ending. In a way, the whole setup reminds me of Looking for Mr. Goodbar, but it operates on a lower level of suspense.

In the meantime, I can't get over how dumb Lauren Hutton's character is. For starters, if the cops won't help her, then she should've hired a private investigator. I'm sure he would've caught the guy in a matter of days through simple surveillance work while searching her apartment for bugs. At the same time, she's stupid to have the drapes wide open for everybody to observe her nocturnal activities, most especially when she has sex. Also, she should've unplugged her phone, stopped picking it up, and/or changed the numbers.

All in all, if the leading character of Someone's Watching Me! had intelligence, the harassment situation would've been handled better.

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