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Whispers in the Dark (1992)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 7/12

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7/12: *slap my forehead* What's wrong with you, Alan Alda?

Whispers in the Dark gives Color of Night and Basic Instinct a serious run for their money as the Worst Psychobabble Film. Although the acting and dialogue seem fine, it's the hackneyed script that manages to reach for the over-the-top logic by throwing a lot of curveballs at me on purpose.

I formed a conjecture and stuck fast to who might be the killer. As soon as the identity was revealed, I didn't feel surprised. Then, thinking about it, the reasons why still make no sense.

However, the pathetic sight of the killer's embarrassing epic meltdown afterwards is another story. You'll have to see the scene to believe it. Speaking of the tapes, what kind of intellectual will leave them in the open for others to listen if they include the patients' most intimate secrets? The cop has overstepped the line for behaving so contumelious that he ought to be sued for unethical methods along with his badge taken away.

All in all, congratulations to everybody working so hard on Whispers in the Dark to win the Worst Psychobabble Film award, and Alan Alda...please work more on your acting skills or, better yet, just retire.