The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Two Evil Eyes
Horror · 1990
A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.
Movie details
Two Evil Eyes
“When I Wake You... You'll Be Dead.”
1990 Horror 2h 0m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Two Evil Eyes?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Dario Argento · George A. Romero
Written by
Dario Argento · Franco Ferrini · George A. Romero
Adrienne Barbeau
Jessica Valdemar
Harvey Keitel
Roderick Usher
Ramy Zada
Dr. Robert Hoffman
E.G. Marshall
Steven Pike
Madeleine Potter
Annabel
Bingo O'Malley
Ernest Valdemar
John Amos
Det. Legrand
Court is in session
Put Two Evil Eyes on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.