IMDb plot summary: When a teenager is shot at the beach, a journalist from The Miami Journal is sent to cover the story. He's called by the murderer and told there'll be four more.
Directed by Phillip Borsos. Stars Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, and Richard Jordan.
The Mean Season stars Kurt Russell as a journalist investigating a serial killer, when he begins to get phone calls from the killer himself, asking Russell to publicize his story. This one definitely takes a while to get going. The setup drags quite a bit before the thriller elements really kick in, and even then, it keeps dampening the tension so it never feels as sharp as it could. However, there is a kind of pulpy fun to it once things start moving. I see it taking a stab at some statements about fame and media obsession which could be extra interesting through today's social media lens, but unfortunately those ideas get muddled and never quite land. Additionally, while I like Kurt Russell in other roles, he's pretty wooden here, playing his character too detached to hold me. That's a lot of negative tossed at the film, but mostly it's just "fine." Middle-of-the-road, unmemorable, but watchable.
How it entered my Flickchart:
🎥 The Mean Season (1985)
📊 Ranked #2366/4065 on my Flickchart
🎯 Flickscore™: 41
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