Perhaps this was influential at the time but as entertainment now it has little to offer.
The plot is simple enough, a serial killer is loose and the police can't find, pretty normal. Where it becomes more interesting is that the police, to show the public they are trying, harass the criminal community to the point that the criminals start to look for the killer. This is a nice idea.
Unfortunately the good parts of the plot stop there, the way the killer is identified makes no sense at all, it is hard not to shout "wtf?" at the TV, it is contrived and unbelievable and just plain stupid.
There is also no suspense in the film, the chase scene has an obvious conclusion and although you are kept in doubt as to what the fate of the killer will be you don't care, he has no personality.
There is also a lot of preaching in the final sequence about the death penalty and insanity that becomes very annoying.
The acting is good, pretty much everyone delivers which is especially unusual in films of this vintage.
Dated and lacking in real entertainment.
I don't understand the high rating it has got, maybe people are going easy on it because it is old but new or old it has to entertain and it doesn't.
The plot is simple enough, a serial killer is loose and the police can't find, pretty normal. Where it becomes more interesting is that the police, to show the public they are trying, harass the criminal community to the point that the criminals start to look for the killer. This is a nice idea.
Unfortunately the good parts of the plot stop there, the way the killer is identified makes no sense at all, it is hard not to shout "wtf?" at the TV, it is contrived and unbelievable and just plain stupid.
There is also no suspense in the film, the chase scene has an obvious conclusion and although you are kept in doubt as to what the fate of the killer will be you don't care, he has no personality.
There is also a lot of preaching in the final sequence about the death penalty and insanity that becomes very annoying.
The acting is good, pretty much everyone delivers which is especially unusual in films of this vintage.
Dated and lacking in real entertainment.
I don't understand the high rating it has got, maybe people are going easy on it because it is old but new or old it has to entertain and it doesn't.