Rotten
A silly and unconvincing contempo sci-fi thriller.
Variety Staff, Variety
Looker
If Looks Could Kill...
1981 · 1h 34m · PG
Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Michael Crichton
Overview
Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his beautiful patients, Dr. Roberts becomes suspicious and starts investigating. What he uncovers are the mysterious - and perhaps murderous - activities of a high-tech computer company called Digital Matrix.
Director and cast
- Michael Crichton Director
- Albert Finney as Dr. Larry Roberts
- James Coburn as John Reston
- Susan Dey as Cindy Fairmont
- Leigh Taylor-Young as Jennifer Long
- Dorian Harewood as Lt. Masters
- Tim Rossovich as Moustache Man
- Darryl Hickman as Dr. Jim Belfield
- Kathryn Witt as Tina Cassidy
- Terri Welles as Lisa Convey
- Michael Hawkins as Senator Robert Harrison
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
32%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Tediously convoluted.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Rotten
The plot is pretty silly but Mr. Crichton's handling of it is even sillier, though it is bold.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
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