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Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

d_m_s OK, so this was better than I thought it was going to be when it first started. I initially balked at the appearance of the film as the white balance was all off (the snow looked blue or yellow rather than white) and it was a poor quality image overall. This initially put me off as I felt I was watching some kind of shoddily put together film. I don't know where this film is supposed to be set as the 3 main characters are Swedish yet the police are English and in English attire. The location is covered in deep snow and does not look like England. It was all a bit jarring and initially off-putting. Also at first it seemed to be a rather generic opening and I thought I would get nothing more than a dull slasher-type film. However, after about 15 minutes or so I started to get intrigued by the storyline. It also helped that Trevor Howard was in the film, as I enjoy watching his performances. I also enjoyed Per Oscarsson's surreal performance. In fact he was the best character in the film because of it. I couldn't really tell if he was a really bad actor or supposed to be acting that way but it was interesting to watch and his scenes were the most interesting. Max Von Sydow on the other hand was really dull and brought no life to his character. Overall, a jarring and unusual film. I enjoyed watching it and it created a very good atmosphere – at points I felt cold watching it. But I still only gave it a 6 because Von Sydow's character was the focus of the film and him and his scenes were a bit boring.

thedesertraven We actually saw this on original release in 1971 in the old downtown Tucson theater. We walked a few blocks home to the delightfully serene ex-mortuary we rented during our college years and were compelled to discuss it for hours. Such was the emotional pull. After seeing Max in a few more intriguing films as this, he became my favorite actor for many years. He really knew how to pick clever roles. Like Jack Nicholson! Or, Michael Caine for a British actor. Along with the compelling interplay between him and old pro Trevor Howard, it makes this movie a must see for fans of the off-beat. His character, as the dark plot evolved, begged the question: "Is he crazy-or genius?" Definitely, an underrated and under-viewed film for many years.

FieCrier A man is running away from a large brick building surrounded by a high wall. He's running across rocks and snow in his underwear and boots. He sneaks into a farmhouse and steals some odd items, and sneaks into another house where he kills a woman. It's not the last person he'll kill either; he's trying to frame someone, but why - and how is he getting away from the place that establishes his alibi?This is a very good movie. As a horror movie, it doesn't have a very high body count, or much gore, and there's no on screen violence - it cuts away from that. Some horror movies benefit from that, some don't; this one doesn't need it. The locations: isolated locations surrounded by snowy fields are very nice to look at. Acting is very good, as is the musical score by Mancini.Definitely deserves to be better-known. I'm surprised some critics didn't like it. Some didn't like that the movie gives some things away early on that could have been withheld. I don't agree; not every movie that has secrets needs to save them for a big reveal at the end. Others felt that the characters' motivations weren't established. I can only suppose they weren't listening to the dialog, because that was fully discussed.

kingofhorrormovies i was looking for "the night visitor" for long time cuz im a big max von sydow fan,and i finally i found it undera strange title"Lunatic"which SURPRISINGLY not mentioned herein a.k.a section . the story are the same here: a mental patient (MVS as salem)justescaped from his asylum in his underwear and... sorry i won't spoil anything more here, , but this a real thriller and i recommend MVS fans to watch this movie its one of his better performance(after the exorcist 1 and 2 of course)hani (king of horror movies)