Masquerade [DVD]

SOME DEGREE OF SPOILER ALERT HERE... I loved this peek into the lifestyles of the rich, and there were jaw-dropping twists and turns everywhere. Maybe other viewers saw these things coming, but I sure didn't!!! I don't think it is even the first movie in history about a hustler after a woman's money, but it was so good! Meg Tilley is PERFECTLY cast as the preppy heiress and Rob Lowe ALWAYS does a good hustler (see Bad Influence...different kind of hustle, but also a fun ride). His acting is not fantastic, but he sure is pretty in this one! The sex scene goes down as one of the sexiest I can ever remember, and I don't mean to be crass but Meg Tilley did THE most realistic onscreen orgasm I have ever seen. It shows all the others you've seen as a total joke. I don't know how she pulled that off. Wonder how many takes it took! The music during that scene (and others) is exquisite...sinister music played during "the seduction for money"...brilliant (although at this point I don't think it was about money anymore...which makes the ending that much more sad). It's a sad film on so many levels, and lonely Olivia (Meg Tilley) just cannot seem to catch a break in life. Every time she does...tragedy ensues. A reminder than money cannot buy happiness. I don't want to give stuff away here; just check it out! (Catch “Samantha” from Sex and the City”!) P.S. Have fun looking at some of the most atrocious set decoration you've ever seen. I know it was the 80s and a beach setting, but the NYC apartment, which should have looked like Studio 54 (though not Olivia's style) looks like the bedroom of a six year old. Then again, it underplays Olivia's naïve nature on some levels.

This is an intense drama about a wealthy, beautiful woman, Olivia Lawrence, played brilliantly by Meg Tilly whose step-father pays someone to kill her. There is someone else who wants her dead whose name will not be revealed in this review. Meg Tilly is outstanding in this film. Rob Lowe plays Tim Whalen, a playboy boatman, whom Olivia is attracted to and eventually marries. Rob Lowe puts in a superb performance as the playboy, and then devoted husband of Olivia. Olivia is madly in love with Tim. But is Tim really in love with Olivia? Is the young, handsome police officer, Mike McGill, played by Doug Savant, also in love with Olivia? Who is wearing a masquerade? There are many twists and surprise scenes in this film that eventually climax to a sad ending. I recommend this film. It will hold your interest throughout.

Great movie, nostalgic Hamptons

Age old story that, in the end, become a true love story.

put everything in this movie together (and this director did) and you get a wonderful old Hollywood movie with some nudity, some Hitchcock, some mostly fine acting and a director who knew what he was doing. it is fun and pretty and twisty and..….did I say fun ? I hope you enjoy it as much as I continue to do. enjoy

Enjoy this movie many years sho and decided to see it again, enjoyed it as lil over ag as in

I have watched this film many times to catch Meg Tilly's performance. She really carruied this picture. Kim Cattrall was nice to look at too. The yachting scenes were also quite nice. The plot really doesn't stand up to a moment's analysis. Olivia Lawrence (Meg Tilly) is a poor little rich girl who has lost her parents and is at a loss for any direction for her life. She has a vast fortune, but apparently no responsibility in managing her affairs. The money just automatically flows in without any effort on her part. She has an obnoxious stepfather, Gatewood (John Glover), who apparently has no interest in anything outside staying drunk, sleeping with his mistress, controlling Olivia, and spending the family fortune. The film hints that Olivia's mother was murdered by Gatewood to allow greater access to the family fortune. Now Gatewood has recruited gigilo Tim Whalen (Rob Lowe) to seduce Olivia and murder her to allow Gatewood total control of the vast fortune. Here is where the plot breaks down. Why would Gatewood need a gigilo? He can arrange an "accidental" death for Olivia with the help of his accomplice on the police force. He could then silence his accomplice permanently and the money is all his. A cop who suddenly came into possesion of a substantial amount of cash would attract a lot of unwelcome attention. The larger the number of plotters, the greater the chance for exposure of the plot. After Olivia is dead, Tim Whalen would be a liability better paid off with a bullet than some cash. A streetwise predator like Whalen would obviously be aware of his likely fate in such an arrangement. Well, in the end Olivia is noticeably pregnant, but still able to overpower the burly policeman trying to strangle her. How the cop intended to escape justice from such a public murder is never made clear. The suspension of disbelief quickly becomes too much to support. Is it too much to ask for a screenplay that can hold water?

Others have covered reviews for this movie pretty well. I want to mention that loads of these post 1970 delightful movies were great, but because they may not have been outstanding or in high demand, they may never see the light of day again (like on blu ray) after these existing dvds are sold/gone. Get them while you can. With a little time spent on searching they come up at great prices. The seller was excellent in everyway. Both movie and seller get 5 stars.

Happy I could find this movie. Fast delivery. Excellent quality.

I cannot believe that there are so few reviews of this film on here, and some of those are only for delivery service. This is one of the few films that I can watch over again. There is always something to see again to make sense of the twists and turns along the way. The cast is excellent also. Rob Lowe should give any person the creeps as he woos Meg Tilly's vulnerable heiress; does he care for her or her money? Then there is Doug Savant and the incredibly sexy Kim Cattrall. Sexy Kim gets five stars all on her own. If you have not seen this then you do not know what you are missing.

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Un film qui ne merite pas d'etre oublié

An old favourite. Very stylish Hamptons / sailing who dunnit movie. Great twist at the end. Excellent cast. (Where can I get that pink & white spotted dress!)