Fade To Black Movie Review
There's this creepy weirdo dude who is absolutely obsessed with movies, and he has little touch with reality.
Not THIS weirdo!
This particular guy is named Eric (Dennis Christopher), and he is infatuated with a woman who looks like Marilyn Monroe (Linda Kerridge). Eric, already rather unhinged, goes completely mad, and imitates characters from classic movies while going on a killing spree. This genre-bending flick from 1980 sounds bizarre, and is likely even more so than you are thinking, as practically every approach and angle in this movie is non-traditional. There is a fair balance of hit and miss with this, with the highlight being the clips of older movies thrown in to match Eric's personality. I don't want to give away any of the films we see, but even a brief glimpse at the movie poster will give a lot away.
But here's Marilyn, in case you're wondering
While the idea of the movie is unique, it's the acting that sinks this one. Christopher reminded me of a young Roddy McDowall at times, which brought a smile to my face, but he wasn't a great choice for this role--one can only imagine how much better this movie would have been with a more talented lead. None of the rest of the acting is any better, but there is one actor of note in this one, as a young Mickey Rourke pops up to play a tough guy/bully.
I'm as surprised as you are
Most unfortunate is the ending, which seemingly drags on forever, leading to a disappointing finale. Fade To Black is a really hard one to grade--it has the likability of a movie that's so bad it's good, but also has elements that are so bad they're unbearable, and ones so good they'll surprise you...any way you to slice it, if nothing else, this is a movie worth checking out.
On A Scale Of One To Ten: 6
Fade To Black Movie Trailer
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