If this was Robert Montgomery's last film appearance, I'm really depressed. What happened to the sparkling, witty, dapper earlier Montgomery of "Private Lives" and films of that period? Of course, "Eye Witness" didn't have a script by Noel Coward; yet, we expect more, much more than we get here. Mr. Montgomery walks, often plods, though his role with limp attempts at wit in exchanges that focus repetitively on stereotypical differences in language and culture between Brits and Yanks. Bor-ing! and puzzling since Montgomery's character had been in England during the War.
While some of the performances were good, even they couldn't save the film from its comatose script and unimaginative direction and camera-work. The film is shot as though there was only one camera and with few closeups or varied angles. All in all, a disappointment.
While some of the performances were good, even they couldn't save the film from its comatose script and unimaginative direction and camera-work. The film is shot as though there was only one camera and with few closeups or varied angles. All in all, a disappointment.