About a man who kidnaps a girl and keeps her locked in his basement. The minimalism of an entire movie set in a single house with two characters creates an atmosphere so oppressive and claustrophobic as to make the film unenjoyable. Terence Stamp is disconcertingly menacing and reminiscent of Christopher Lee. Samantha Eggars character however can be slightly frustrating. The film, while sticking firmly to the novel avoids the books main problem of entirely repeating itself, though suffers from not having the relief of the prisoners diary reminisces, though flashbacks certainly wouldn’t have been appropriate in the film. Their is some talk about class consciousness, but the film is obviously about obsession, loneliness and love. The ending is suitably sinister but it is ultimately less effective than its source material.
3/5
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