MESMERIZED(1985)
This is boringly interesting! Not really
terrible, and it does have Jodi Foster who
is always fun to watch! But there just
seems to be a lot of dead air here! I
wouldn't want to watch it agaian! C
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
A true story? I don't believe that bologna.
I think the only part of it that might have
been true is that he was sicko pervert,
possessive and jealous over her. She murdered
with the help of her doctor boyfriend that
she wanted. I do know that marriages were
often arranged at that time. That's it - that's
the parts of the film I believe.
I do not believe all the hypnotism/mesmerism
mumbo-jumbo that happened. She was hypnotized
first then learned how to hypnotize so she
could mesmerize her husband - that's bull-cocky.
She was tired of trimming his nose hairs and
him peeking through the holes while she
dressed/undressed. And she didn't love him
to begin with - it was a type of arranged
marriage. That is why she killed him - if
the story is true or partly true or totally
false.
It's okay - it's somewhat watchable but
NOT the story I was hoping it to be... I
never expected literal mesmerism. I thought
the Mesmerism title referred to him being
metaphorically mesmerized by her.
5/10 - Rainey-Dawn
Jodie Foster ... Victoria
John Lithgow ... Oliver Thompson
Michael Murphy ... Wilson
Dan Shor ... George
Harry Andrews ... Old Thompson
Phillip Holder ... Dr. Finch (as Philip Holder)
Beryl Te Wiata ... Mrs. Simmons
Reg Evans ... Mr. Simmons
Jonathan Hardy ... Burley
Don Selwyn ... Joseph
Derek Hardwick ... Longwood
George Spoors ... Lawyer
Bob Gould ... Judge
Jonathan Elsom ... Public Prosecutor
Norman Fairley ... Bailiff
John Smith ... Jury Foreman
Patrick Smith ... Court Clerk
David Cameron ... Shipping Clerk
John Wingrove ... Victoria's Grandfather
Sarah Peirse ... Victoria's Mother
Sheila Summers ... Head Matron
Jennifer Matson ... Matron (as Jenni Matson)
Carmen Heta ... Victoria's Friend
Kate Hood ... Midwife
Geoffery Hill ... Lieutenant
Karl Bradley ... Dentist
Trevor Haysom ... Doctor at Autopsy (as Trevor Hayson)
Norman Fletcher ... Priest at Wedding / Merchant at Races
Rob Jayne ... Prison Chaplain
Ian Harrop ... Court Heckler
David Baxter ... Court Heckler
Tony Madigan ... Court Heckler
S. Curly DelMonte ... Merchant at Races (as Curly Del Monte)
Ernie Stanley ... Merchant at Races
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