简介：RichardSarafianisadecidedlyunderrateddirector.Afterfinallyseeingthis,it'ssatisfyingtoreporthisVANISHINGPOINTwasnotaflash-in-the-pan.FRAGMENT...doesnotmoveatthesamepace,nordoesitgettheviewerinvolvedquiteasquickly,butonceyou'reabouttwentyminutesin,you'rehookeduntiltheendasSarafianandscreenwriterDehncontinuallymanipulaterealityandourperceptionsofit,alongwithleadcharacterDavidHemmings'perceptionsofit.Reallybrilliantinthewayitportraysamatter-of-factunfoldingofeventsthatseemlikeaconventional,yetstillinsidiousconspired-murder-by-blackmail-ringplot.Butthenwe'reconstantlyshownbythedialogueandactionsofothercharactersthattheseeventswe'vejustwitnessedmayneverhaveoccurred.Asanaudience,we'reconstantlybeingshiftedbackandforth,momentarilyconvincedthatrecovering-addict-turned-successful-writerHemmingsisundergoingparanoiddelusions,thenthenextmomentconvincedtherereallyisavastconspiracyagainsthimandhisinvestigationintohisrichaunt'sdeath.Disturbingandconstantlyinvolving,suckingtheviewerinuntiltheshockingconclusion.Unfortunately,thefilm'sonerealliability,whichmayinfactbethereasonforsomeviewers'antipathytowardthisfilm,isitstotallyinappropriatemusicscore.Notonlyisthescoremixedtooloudonthesoundtrack,itrepeatedlydrawsattentiontoitself,oftendiffusingtheeffectsSarafianistryingtoachieve.IfonlytheyhadgottensomeonelikeJohnDankworthwhocouldhavecomposedasimilarjazzyscorebutmuchmoresubtlyandinkeepingwiththefilm'srhythms.Ofcourse,evenbetterwouldhavebeenEnnioMorricone,someonewhohadalreadyscoredmanyItaliangiallothrillersthathadattemptedtoplaywithrealityinasimilarway.WhomeverhiredJohnnyHarrismadeabigmistake.Hisscoreistheonethingthatkeepsthisfrombeingagenuinelittlemasterpiece. imdbcomment…