My review was written in May 1988 after a Cannes Film Festival Market screening.
"Deadly Intent" unfortunately lives up to its title: ir's a dull, low-energy attempt at a suspense yarn. Absence of sex and much violence mark this one for tv syndication use primarily.
John Goff's one-note story concerns an unsympathetic group of people all out to find the fabulous jewel known as the Window Stone of Naboth, brought back from an expedition to South America by the ruthless Raymond Keaton (Lance Henriksen). After a party celebrating his return, Keaton is killed at the end of the first reel by Harley (Solly Marx), a guy he double crossed.
This sets in motion a series of intrigues as Keaton's boss (Maud Adams) and numerous nogoodniks give his widow (Lisa Eilbacher) a hard time, hoping to discover the stone's whereabouts (solution of which is the pic's one good element). Though the body count is quite high by film's end, it feels like they all talked each other to death under Nigeld Dick's uneventful, by-the-numbers direction.
Henriksen is impressively mean and hissable during his brief screen time , but the film seems to die with him. The other cast members mainly walk through it except for David Dukes and Pamela Seamone, who generate a few laughs as a fake priest/nun conman team.
Technical credits, especially the flat lighting, are mundane. My review was written in May 1988 after a Cannes Film Festival Market screening.
"Deadly Intent" unfortunately lives up to its title: ir's a dull, low-energy attempt at a suspense yarn. Absence of sex and much violence mark this one for tv syndication use primarily.
John Goff's one-note story concerns an unsympathetic group of people all out to find the fabulous jewel known as the Window Stone of Naboth, brought back from an expedition to South America by the ruthless Raymond Keaton (Lance Henriksen). After a party celebrating his return, Keaton is killed at the end of the first reel by Harley (Solly Marx), a guy he double crossed.
This sets in motion a series of intrigues as Keaton's boss (Maud Adams) and numerous nogoodniks give his widow (Lisa Eilbacher) a hard time, hoping to discover the stone's whereabouts (solution of which is the pic's one good element). Though the body count is quite high by film's end, it feels like they all talked each other to death under Nigeld Dick's uneventful, by-the-numbers direction.
Henriksen is impressively mean and hissable during his brief screen time , but the film seems to die with him. The other cast members mainly walk through it except for David Dukes and Pamela Seamone, who generate a few laughs as a fake priest/nun conman team.
Technical credits, especially the flat lighting, are mundane. My review was written in May 1988 after a Cannes Film Festival Market screening.
"Deadly Intent" unfortunately lives up to its title: ir's a dull, low-energy attempt at a suspense yarn. Absence of sex and much violence mark this one for tv syndication use primarily.
John Goff's one-note story concerns an unsympathetic group of people all out to find the fabulous jewel known as the Window Stone of Naboth, brought back from an expedition to South America by the ruthless Raymond Keaton (Lance Henriksen). After a party celebrating his return, Keaton is killed at the end of the first reel by Harley (Solly Marx), a guy he double crossed.
This sets in motion a series of intrigues as Keaton's boss (Maud Adams) and numerous nogoodniks give his widow (Lisa Eilbacher) a hard time, hoping to discover the stone's whereabouts (solution of which is the pic's one good element). Though the body count is quite high by film's end, it feels like they all talked each other to death under Nigeld Dick's uneventful, by-the-numbers direction.
Henriksen is impressively mean and hissable during his brief screen time , but the film seems to die with him. The other cast members mainly walk through it except for David Dukes and Pamela Seamone, who generate a few laughs as a fake priest/nun conman team.
Technical credits, especially the flat lighting, are mundane.
"Deadly Intent" unfortunately lives up to its title: ir's a dull, low-energy attempt at a suspense yarn. Absence of sex and much violence mark this one for tv syndication use primarily.
John Goff's one-note story concerns an unsympathetic group of people all out to find the fabulous jewel known as the Window Stone of Naboth, brought back from an expedition to South America by the ruthless Raymond Keaton (Lance Henriksen). After a party celebrating his return, Keaton is killed at the end of the first reel by Harley (Solly Marx), a guy he double crossed.
This sets in motion a series of intrigues as Keaton's boss (Maud Adams) and numerous nogoodniks give his widow (Lisa Eilbacher) a hard time, hoping to discover the stone's whereabouts (solution of which is the pic's one good element). Though the body count is quite high by film's end, it feels like they all talked each other to death under Nigeld Dick's uneventful, by-the-numbers direction.
Henriksen is impressively mean and hissable during his brief screen time , but the film seems to die with him. The other cast members mainly walk through it except for David Dukes and Pamela Seamone, who generate a few laughs as a fake priest/nun conman team.
Technical credits, especially the flat lighting, are mundane. My review was written in May 1988 after a Cannes Film Festival Market screening.
"Deadly Intent" unfortunately lives up to its title: ir's a dull, low-energy attempt at a suspense yarn. Absence of sex and much violence mark this one for tv syndication use primarily.
John Goff's one-note story concerns an unsympathetic group of people all out to find the fabulous jewel known as the Window Stone of Naboth, brought back from an expedition to South America by the ruthless Raymond Keaton (Lance Henriksen). After a party celebrating his return, Keaton is killed at the end of the first reel by Harley (Solly Marx), a guy he double crossed.
This sets in motion a series of intrigues as Keaton's boss (Maud Adams) and numerous nogoodniks give his widow (Lisa Eilbacher) a hard time, hoping to discover the stone's whereabouts (solution of which is the pic's one good element). Though the body count is quite high by film's end, it feels like they all talked each other to death under Nigeld Dick's uneventful, by-the-numbers direction.
Henriksen is impressively mean and hissable during his brief screen time , but the film seems to die with him. The other cast members mainly walk through it except for David Dukes and Pamela Seamone, who generate a few laughs as a fake priest/nun conman team.
Technical credits, especially the flat lighting, are mundane. My review was written in May 1988 after a Cannes Film Festival Market screening.
"Deadly Intent" unfortunately lives up to its title: ir's a dull, low-energy attempt at a suspense yarn. Absence of sex and much violence mark this one for tv syndication use primarily.
John Goff's one-note story concerns an unsympathetic group of people all out to find the fabulous jewel known as the Window Stone of Naboth, brought back from an expedition to South America by the ruthless Raymond Keaton (Lance Henriksen). After a party celebrating his return, Keaton is killed at the end of the first reel by Harley (Solly Marx), a guy he double crossed.
This sets in motion a series of intrigues as Keaton's boss (Maud Adams) and numerous nogoodniks give his widow (Lisa Eilbacher) a hard time, hoping to discover the stone's whereabouts (solution of which is the pic's one good element). Though the body count is quite high by film's end, it feels like they all talked each other to death under Nigeld Dick's uneventful, by-the-numbers direction.
Henriksen is impressively mean and hissable during his brief screen time , but the film seems to die with him. The other cast members mainly walk through it except for David Dukes and Pamela Seamone, who generate a few laughs as a fake priest/nun conman team.
Technical credits, especially the flat lighting, are mundane.