White Mischief

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Alec B It's suprisingly low key for a murder mystery, but then again it isn't as if there is much of a mystery as to who did the killing. The movie is more interested in the bland hedonism of this world and how these people fritter about pretending they have any control over anything. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/14/24 Full Review don k This film has haunted my memory since I saw it in 1987. The beautiful people. British. Expatriates. Kenyan heat. Sylvia Miles' unforgettable line: "another fucking beautiful day!" Drop-dead handsome Charles Dance and a ravishingly stunning Greta Scacchi; the debauchery of boredom and ennui. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Largely boring film of an interesting subject most notably the murder of Lord Errol by persons unknown in 1941. The problem is despite Roger Deakins crisp camerawork and two good supporting performances from Trevor Howard and John Hurt, the two leads don't have any sexual chemistry and its hard to care about the lives of posh people at the fag end of Empire. The 80s were a tough time for British films and this shows why, pretty much all the characters in the film apart from Hurt have no redeeming features which means its hard to empathise with any body living in such decadence Greta Scacchi takes her clothes off at the drop of a hat but her part gives her little to do but look beautiful. Sarah Miles eats tons of scenery and Charles Dance looks bored. Howard is good fun as the lecherous old rogue and Hurt is always a pleasure to watch even when he is in stuff like this. If you like period costume dramas you may find something of interest. Personally I found the whole thing a bit of a slog. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I love this movie, would like to buy it.A tale of debauchery, murder and scandal based on a true story settled in colonial Africa at the times of World War II. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A vivid morality tale about the high cost of decadent narcissism. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member As an impressionable teen i was obsessed with Greta Scacchi having sat up watching this on a school night into the wee hours. It's still a well made film and Scacchi still looks as good to me. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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