Review of Joy House

Joy House (1964)
3/10
I Tried
8 September 2017
After forking over big bucks for this hard-to-find DVD, I tried several times (unsuccessfully) to get through it without falling asleep. From the reviews I expected a taut, cool thriller. No such luck. It soon became an unconvincing, muddled mess with not an ounce of suspense. Lola Albright looks fantastic; Why she wasn't a bigger star is the real mystery here. Jane Fonda (in her pre-feminist/militant days) looks the best she ever did. Alain Delon's appeal is lost on me. All three could use a few lessons from The Actor's Studio. The Lalo Schifrin score tries hard, but even at its noisiest couldn't rouse me from my semiconscious state. Anyone wanna buy a used DVD?
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