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Such a frustrating disappointment

Absolutely the worst movie.

Absolutely Fantastic

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

The late Donald Cammell ("Performance", "Demon Seed") opts to go for nuance rather than convention in this oddball, experimental drama. People expecting more of a linear drama or Hollywood-type thriller will be sorely disappointed. It's not always that satisfying, but at least it does manage to be interesting. The atmosphere of the setting is well realized, and colourful roles are given to a variety of character actors. At the core of the thing are two vivid and memorable performances by the two stars, David Keith and Cathy Moriarty.After making quite a splash in "Raging Bull" and "Neighbors", Moriarty returned to films after an absence of several years, playing married woman Joan White. Her husband Paul (Keith) is a sound and electronics expert, and a fairly charismatic guy, but he falls under suspicion when a succession of housewives fall victim to a serial killer in their affluent desert community.The big reveal of the story occurs sooner than one would expect, leading to a not entirely predictable finale. Cammell directs with a lot of style - some might argue TOO MUCH style, because he goes awfully overboard on giant closeups of eyeballs. But this is a reasonably entertaining examination of one persons' mental state, and how their worst instincts run contrary to their outgoing demeanour. There's some lovely ladies and definite sex appeal, but not all that much graphic violence.Both Keith and Moriarty are excellent, with Keith managing to remain somewhat engaging through to the end. Art Evans ("Fright Night", "Die Hard 2") is the easygoing detective on the case, Michael Greene ("To Live and Die in L.A.") his associate, Alan Rosenberg ('L. A. Law', "The Wanderers") the obnoxious city slicker, Alberta Watson ("The Keep", 'La Femme Nikita') the oversexed socialite, and William G. Schilling ('Head of the Class', "Ruthless People") the local sheriff.Scripted by Cammell and his wife China Kong (sister of schlock director Jackie Kong), based on the novel "Mrs. White" by Andrew and Laurence Klavan. Music by rock stars Rick Fenn and Nick Mason, of the bands 10cc and Pink Floyd respectively.Seven out of 10.

I have never seen the movie, but I have listened to a series of sound clips on the Pink Floyd (unofficial?) anthology of never released material, the Treeful of Secrets. The clips from this movie are scary as hell! Maybe cheesy directing and visual clichés kill the effect, but I've had to remove the clips from my random shuffle because they are so unnerving at 11:30 at night... Straight out of some Waters psychotrip!Anyone who yearns for the old timey feel of radio show horror would do well to find a copy of this film and listen to it with the lights turned down low. I'm not sure whether, in light of the movie's subject, it would be creepier alone, or with a significant other....

The term sleeper is overused but I think it applies to this movie. It's got one of those titles like "The Stepfather" and "Cop," titles that are bad and misleading and really don't give you a sense of how well-made the film is. Like the other movies, White of the Eye benefits from an intense performance by its leading man. David Keith has always been underused in movies but there was a period in the early '80s when he seemed to be on the brink of major stardom. In this movie, he completely loses it and becomes a suburban monster; those looking for the appealing David Keith from An Officer & a Gentleman or The Lords of Discipline should look elsewhere. Cathy Moriarity was less effective as she will always be typecast as the tough New York broad. She seemed a little out of place in Tucson, Arizona. I recommend this movie for the same reasons I recommend The Stepfather, Cop, and The Reflecting Skin--I saw these movies years ago and they really left impressions I can't seem to shake.

this films is definitely an under-seen gem... David Keith will scare the crap out of you. Beautifully filmed, excellent pacing, and Cathy Moriarity is as sexy a woman as has ever graced the screen. Glad to see that a few others were lucky/smart enough to see this film... for years i thought i was one of about 4 people who had even heard of it.