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Laserdisc Title: "MASQUERADE"
Edition: Fullscreen Edition (Single Disc)
Directed By: Bob Swaim
Starring: Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall, Doug Savant
Production / Year: 1988 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Inc.
Running Time: 91 Minutes / Color
Audio Format: Stereo, CX Encoded
Video Format: NTSC, CLV (Extended Play)
Miscellaneous Features: Rated R, Closed Captioned
Distributed By: CBS/Fox Video
Catalog / Spine Number: 4749-80
Cosmetic Condition:
Disc (s): Very Good - Few very light to very minor hairline surface swirls or very light fingerprint marks
Jacket: Very Good - Normal shelf wear, light scuffs, few creases, slightly worn-out corners or edges but no signs of spines splitting
Synopsis:
As in the earlier movie, a beautiful woman marries a mysterious man who may or may not want to murder her for her money. This is a different story than Suspicion but it does seem the Hitchcock film at least inspired this movie. 'Masquerade' is a tense thriller containing a multitude of twists and turns that keep the viewer guessing to the end. It is in the same vein as 'Bad Influence', 'Sleeping with the Enemy', and 'Dead Calm'. Meg Tilly plays Olivia, a milquetoast of an heiress who may be in mortal danger in "Masquerade". Set among the rich and their tony sea-side mansions in the Hamptons, the story has Tilly as a softspoken yet beset heiress sharing a barely amicable existence with her wicked stepfather (John Glover) and his uh..witchy girlfriend. Olivia knows that millions are tied to her remaining alive, but she remains too innocent almost to the end of the movie - soothing herself by sailing her small boat on Long Island Sound (or is it the Atlantic?). Though often falling back for help on a childhood friend who now works as a local area cop (Doug Savant), she manages to find love with an impoverished charmer played by Rob Lowe. Is Lowe really in love with her? What is her stepfather up to? Can Savant protect Tilly? Unfortunately, while full of details, Masquerade never builds up suspense because it cashes in its chips too soon - the script has mysterious events remove potential threats to Olivia's existence, whether it's Glover or a very pre-"Sex and the City" Kim Catrall. By the middle of the movie, Lowe remains the only possible avenue of danger, but the thin script gives him no chemistry with Tilly. The final twist seems perfunctory - it is a surprise, but by then, who cares? It's a shame because we can see how Lowe and Tilly are trying to break out of the meaninglessness of their roles.
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