Frantic (1988)
The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris and, to find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.
- Roman Polanski
- Roman Polanski
- Gérard Brach
Rating: 6.725/10 by 1003 users
Alternative Title:
惊狂记 - CN
Frenético - ES
Búsqueda frenética - MX
Căutare disperată - RO
Неукротимый - SU
フランティック - JP
Busca Frenética - BR
Country:
United States of America
Language:
Français
English
Runtime: 02 hour 00 minutes
Budget: $20,000,000
Revenue: $17,637,950
Plot Keyword: hotel room, husband wife relationship, paris, france, wife, espionage, married couple, man woman relationship, man looking for wife, doctor, intrigue, neo-noir, missing wife
Movie starts off well enough with the mystery element but afterward tonally felt a bit off (veered into moderate comedy at points). Ford is fine as was Emmanuelle Seigner, though I wonder if this could've used the eye of Brian De Palma rather than Polanski. **3.25/5**
"Frantic" is an engrossing and well made film that easily builds up a genuine sense of mystery and intrigue from the very beginning. It is incredibly well crafted throughout with an immediately interesting opening gambit and Roman Polanski is a seasoned director and he knows precisely how to create a natural and rhythmic momentum to the proceedings and to then successfully maintain it at a certain level without any evidence of indecision on his part in terms of how the film ought to proceed in order to achieve its maximum potential and effectiveness. This results in a splendid film that effortlessly retains a compelling quality until the very end and it provides the perfect showcase for the romantic city of Paris even though it also makes you pause for thought about visiting there on Valentine's Day.
