Mike Hodges directs Rosanna Arquette, Jason Robards and Tom Hulce in this eerie erotic thriller where a religious medium has a vision of a hit-man killing his target.

Truly wanted to like this one a whole bunch more but it is spaced out and ponderous. Every frame has an emptiness to it making scenes awkwardly lifeless. It is almost like Hodges treats every set and every set piece like a liminal space we are ambling through by accident. There is definite intent behind this choice of mood but it doesn’t make for a very sticky thriller. Robards is always top value. Love him. And Arquette in various states of hotel horny undress is a silver lining. She brings her own energy to a rare top billed lead protagonist role.

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