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The Whistle Blower (1986)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 10/19

10/19: Talk about boring and dated.

The first half-hour of The Whistle Blower put me to sleep because Chariots of Fire's Nigel Havers wouldn't stop yakking. Then, he was thankfully offed, and the movie got better when Michael Caine took over and went solo.

Honestly, the premise is nothing new, and it's been going on for centuries. We should better get used to it. So please, Mr. Simon Langton...tell me something original and, while you're at it, fix the ludicrous ending because there's no way John Gielgud's character will fall for that stupid trap. Most importantly, who cares about England? It's a has-been country.

Back to Michael Caine, I find it interesting that he appeared in the same film with Barry Foster. I always thought the latter was the splitting image of the former. In fact, Michael Caine was asked to play the necktie strangler in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy but turned down the request because he found the material repulsive. Therefore, Barry Foster was given the role. Feeling snubbed, the director refused to acknowledge Michael Caine for the rest of his life.

All in all, if the characters are going to talk about nonsense and do nothing particularly interesting, then perhaps the movie shouldn't be made in the first place, m'kay?

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