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hyped garbage

Good start, but then it gets ruined

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Taunted by phone calls from a serial killer who dons a different disguise every time he kills, a New York detective struggles to get an upper hand in this odd 'Boston Strangler' variant with comedic touches. As the murderer in question, Rod Steiger delivers a terrific performance, preying on the insecurities of his female victims whilst remaining completing in character until he has won their trust and has the opportunity to strike. George Segal is also fine as the baffled detective and the film gets very riveting in the final quarter as Segal finds ways himself to play mind games with Steiger and prod him into inadvertently revealing personal details. While solid as a thriller, the movie is uneven as a comedy. Eileen Heckart is irritatingly shrill as Segal's henpecking mother, and while there is something to be said for how her pestering is just as annoying for Segal as the killer's taunts, the exchanges between Heckart and Segal are generally unfunny and feel like a distraction from the Steiger main plot. Lee Remick only fares slightly better than Heckart as Segal's love interest and her subplot feels like a distraction too. The film consistently works though when Steiger is in focus with a lot of delicious dark comedy derived from how he manages to constantly con all his victims. His exchanges with Segal (each time affecting a different accent) sparkle too and he has one surefire memorable final scene. The title also has a curious double meaning here; Heckart says in disapproval of Segal inspecting female corpses, but it applies equally to Steiger's take on female companionship.

A strangler is on the loose in New York City, using disguises to get into apartments of unsuspecting women. This is similar to "The Boston Strangler," released the same year. Steiger rarely passed up a chance to ham it up and here he finds a role that is perfectly suited to his flamboyant acting style. Segal is quite good as the detective engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with the serial killer. Remick is charming as a witness that Segal becomes romantically involved with. Heckart is funny as Segal's nosy Jewish mother. Dunn has a hilarious bit as a midget who tries to convince Segal that he's the elusive killer. While it is entertaining for the most part, the wrap-up is disappointing.

The opening scene of this movie has a priest whistling to himself as he walks. Camera point of view shot from above as he walks under a bridge. Without editing, the camera turns and the priest is already on the bridge, walking towards the camera! This uneasy scene sets the audience up for the rest of the film. This man is a killer. A Mother obsessed killer. Rod Steiger enthralls the audience in a series of superb disguises intended to fool his victims into trusting him. George Segal plays the cop on his trail, and, in scenes reminiscent to "Rollercoaster",also a Segal movie,the lunatic calls him up and gloats about his accomplishments. A classic slice of dark, dark comedy.

This is an amazing movie that is a dark comedy and a thriller at the same time. This was directed by Jack Smight and stars Rod Steiger, Lee Remick and George Segal. Segal is a Jewish detective who still lives with his mother and Steiger is a serial killer who had some problems with his mother and now goes around killing middle aged woman and leaving lipstick on their forehead. Remick is a witness who briefly saw Steiger but didn't get a good look and Segal and Remick begin dating. Steiger begins to call Segal and talk to him and also at his home and the captain tries to take Segal off the case. It's a really great movie that has some very funny scenes.