paul newman as harper, private eye. in new orleans. hired by joanne woodward married to someone rich. unhappy marriage. receives a letter. made to look like the chauffeur sent it. in fact sent by the daughter. melanie griffith. the town cop is tony franciosa. the chauffeur is the villain from dirty harry. the millionaire is anne bancroft's hubby from the graduate. the title of the movie is from a scene where the millionaire who needs a piece of info from harper leaves harper in a room in an abandoned mental hospital and in order to escape, harper plugs the drain and lets the water flow so that he can reach the skylight which he plans to open or break, when the water brings him up there, he can't open it and he is about to drown. just then the millionaire and his henchman open the door saving his life. the movie starts out very good, there is tension between paul and joanne and that's good. but joanne doesn't get enough screen time and everyone else is pretty rotten.
C/C+
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