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Looker (1981)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:5

Rotten:12

Average Rating:4.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his... Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his beautiful patients, Dr. Roberts becomes suspicious and starts investigating. What he uncovers are the mysterious -- and perhaps murderous -- activities of a high-tech computer company called Digital Matrix. [More]

Starring: Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey, Leigh Taylor-Young

Starring: Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey, Leigh Taylor-Young

Director: Michael Crichton

Director: Michael Crichton

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Tediously convoluted.

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06/24/06
Tom Milne
Tom Milne
Time Out
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This is the kind of shoddy time-filler that Oscar-calibre actors clearly do only to pay the rent. Plenty of unintentional giggles though.

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05/24/03
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This confusing, silly story from writer-director Michael Crichton concerns hypnotic TV commercials, models, and stun guns.

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11/05/08
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A silly and unconvincing contempo sci-fi thriller.

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11/05/08
Variety Staff
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No review available.

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12/01/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

...there's little doubt that Looker would've worked a whole lot better as a novel...

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02/14/07
David Nusair
David Nusair
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02/10/07
Keith Breese
Keith Breese
Filmcritic.com

Looker's surface pleasures are undeniable

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
01/29/07
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

If Crichton meant Looker as a satiric comedy, as he says he did, it doesn't come off as a very pointed or very funny one.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
01/26/07
John J. Puccio
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01/11/07
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

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07/19/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Weak and dated today, it was one of the first films my family rented after purchasing one of those cutting edge VCRs (you know, the one with the remote control with a cord).

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06/13/05
Jonathan W. Hickman
Jonathan W. Hickman
Entertainment Insiders

Hopelessly outdated and borderline ridiculous medical thriller about cloned fashion models.

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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12/26/04
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The plot is pretty silly but Mr. Crichton's handling of it is even sillier, though it is bold.

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08/30/04
Vincent Canby
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06/04/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Clever, fairly effective thriller.

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08/14/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
 
 
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November 05, 2008: Michael Crichton Passes Away (1942-2008)
Best-selling author, screenwriter, and director Michael Crichton has passed away at the age of 66. The medical doctor-turned-filmmaker was best known for writing... More...

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