Mesmerized (1986)

hyped garbage

There are women in the film, but none has anything you could call a personality.

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

The movie focuses on the story, not special effects or violence. The reason nothing about the actual murder case is found on the internet is that no one has done the research in Australia and posted it anywhere. Just because there are no aliens biting people's heads off or people being gutted or shot every 3 seconds doesn't make a boring or bad movie.John Lithgow does a splendid job of being a pervert and a mental and emotional abuser, as does the actor playing his heartless father. A letter would have been sent to the orphanage asking for a girl of marrying age, the orphanage would have chosen and supplied her. The result of this marriage was a young bride totally alone, unloved by her husband, treated like dirt by his father, the servants treat her like an intruder, where else was she supposed to turn to? When she makes a friend in the reverend, the husband seems to care little. When she falls in love with her brother in law who DOES have a heart, the husband loses his mind. All he wants is his property, which is what she was considered at the time.As for other comments on "why didn't the autopsy pick up the poison," the medical facilities of the 1880's weren't the same as today. The doctor didn't lie- he just couldn't testify to something he didn't see.Jodie Foster did a splendid job of portraying an abused, lonely, unloved wife in an impossible situation.Foreign films about real stories aren't for everyone. Concentrate on the story, the film is fine.

I loved "Shocked" at the first time i saw it. Jodie's character is so convincing... Victoria is a lovely woman married with an horrible man. The love between Victoria and George is beautiful. The end is cool!. She is free now in company of her lover, George. Jodie produced this movie. Absolutely GREAT!!!. The music by Georges Delerue* is amazing, beautiful... When she walks in the forest and the sweet melody is like flying on the wind and the trees... One of my faves movies of Foster. I like all her films. But Shocked" is beautiful, sad, scary, . All the characters are convincing, but Foster is the BEST. WATCH IT!!!. A true story!.

While I adore Jodie Foster and find all of John Lithgow's performances to be uniquely brilliant, I really didn't get this movie. The actors were great, but the filming, directing, and especially the script were inarticulate and just plain messy. While I kind of understood the plot by the end of the movie, I couldn't help being confused as I watched it. The character development was non-existent. The plot was put together with spit. I felt awful for the actors who looked like they were desperately trying to make sense of the movie for the audience. I've seen other confusing movies where the directing and script were so brilliant that even if I didn't understand it the first time, I was intrigued to watch it again. This time, I really was not interested to attempt it again. What a mess! Still, Lithgow and Foster should be proud of their performances. They really did a good job despite the lack of script. Good material, good story, and good acting - but what a shame that the director and the writer couldn't portray it any better.

We thought this movie was wonderful. Movie fans who think Jodie Foster too stoic etc.here might reflect on the character's upbringing. She was a teenager raised with a questionable amount of love given her. In the two places she lived as child and child bride it made sense for her to "mind" and to be careful of showing her true feelings.Bravo.PS The closing credits are accompanied with uncredited Maori singing. At least I couldn;t see the group's name in the credits.