ags123 An atmospheric thriller that's a bit short on thrills, "Night Watch" is nonetheless entertaining. Ninety-nine minutes of watching 41-year-old Elizabeth Taylor, still looking good and decked out in Valentino, is reason enough. The successful Broadway play by Lucille Fletcher (ex Mrs. Bernard Herrmann) suffers in its translation to the screen. Like Fletcher's most famous writing credit, "Sorry, Wrong Number," the female protagonist is way too shrill. Poor Laurence Harvey, close to death and generously reunited with his good friend and "Butterfield 8" co-star Taylor, tries hard as the deceitful husband. The ending will satisfy the long, tedious buildup. A fun movie to watch as a distraction when you're home with a cold, but certainly not among Taylor's best.

JohnHowardReid The stage origins of this piece are all too obvious, especially in the hands of Brian G. Hutton's relentlessly TV style direction with its monotonous close-ups piled on top of monotonous close-ups. And as if there wasn't enough talk in the film already, the producers hired Evan Jones to flesh it out with "additional dialogue". For some reason, the original British release print is a merciful seven minutes shorter than that released in the U.S.A. The acting, depending as it does upon plot twists and what-she-didn't-know-was, could be described at best as no more than serviceable. Liz Taylor, who is now showing her age, despite all the too-obvious care in costuming, photography, make-up and hair styling, gets the lion's share of technical attention. Billie Whitelaw has to make do with seconds. And as for Laurence Harvey, he looks positively haggard. The best performance in the movie actually comes from Bill Dean, perfectly cast in a straightforward role as the imposed-upon police inspector. Fortunately, the art direction focused on the creepy old house next door is indeed eerily atmospheric – and this is abetted by superb photography and a really creepy music score which gives the film just the right unsettling atmosphere. Indeed, for a moment or two, we are treading suspensefully on Psycho ground, and happily, the climax does make amends for a lot of the tedium that has gone before.

JasparLamarCrabb An OK thriller about a woman who may or may not be going mad after losing her husband (and his mistress) in a car crash. Elizabeth Taylor & new husband Laurence Harvey live a swank London townhouse abutting an abandoned house. Taylor sees several untoward things going on in the abandoned house, but naturally nobody believes her. Director Brian Hutton builds a decent, if not particularly exciting, suspense film around a fairly flimsy story. Taylor is fine, though her mannered performance grows tiring (she flinches about, twirls her hair in panic and stutters most of her lines). Harvey is a stone (not a compliment) and visiting "friend" Billie Whitelaw is pretty foxy. There's great cinematography by Billy Williams.

Bardotsalvador I saw this movie very long time ago in my little town of Banes in the east coast of Cuba, it was the first time i have see liz Taylor in a movie I was very young at the time in those days of the early seventies in Cuba all American movies were prohibited this one was the beginning of a new era for us at the time the review of the movie was very bad but i think it was because it was the first time since the 50s an American movie was show in Cuba the reason why the begin with a movie with liz taylor i don't know is well know that fidel castro was crazy for Brigitte Bardot, anyway i love this movie it was great i saw about 8 times and Elizabeth Taylor beauty was amazing now with her death which for me is very sad and surrealistic i was sure she will never die i want to remember this great movie