Warner Brother's cinematic telling of Ray Bradbury's trio of weird tales that begins when a beautiful, bewitching artist of tele-porting tattoos (Claire Bloom) bamboozles a marsupial roustabout (Rod Steiger & Peke-the-pooch) into being a flesh-canvas for her "skin illustrations!" Directed by Jack Smight (Harper / The-Lonely TV), Illustrated co-stars Robert Drivas (Cool-Hand-Luke) as the unsuspecting passer-by who just can't stop gazing at Carl's beguiling body art, getting pulled into a different dimension and drama with each design. Critics cried foul (It is dark) but that ink won't sink as its images are intriguing and indelible. Give it a look-see, if you dare (3/4).
Review of The Illustrated Man
