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This is not to diminish the merit of "Play Misty For Me", Clint Eastwood\'s directorial debut, but to put the accomplishment into perspective, and realize how Eastwood proved he had great predispositions behind the camera. The movie doesn\'t have this \'masterpiece\' feeling, yet it\'s a captivating film centered around a romantic song and a female psychopath, which has probably inspired more classic villains such as Alex Forrest and Annie Wilkes. "Play Misty For Me" is a good start for an excellent directorial work, and on its own, it\'s a satisfying and entertaining film. Indeed, despite some technical flaws, I can even say I enjoyed "Misty" more than other \'superior\' films. "Play Misty For Me" reminded me of movies like "Duel" or "Rosemary\'s Baby" which are not regarded as their directors\' masterpieces, but managed to touch a particular nerve, mainly because they belong to the early work: they defined a style and didn\'t try to be defined a mindset that generally provides good results, if the movie has a good story, good characters, and a little something that makes it enjoyable. And that\'s why it works for "Play Misty For Me": the story tells the misadventure of Dave, Clint Eastwood, harassed by Evelyn Draper, his number one fan and a woman so in love, she doesn\'t want to let him join his true love, Tobey, Donna Mills, whose innocence and sweetness contrasts with Evelyn\'s attitude, and makes Dave\'s preferences fairly understandable. I mentioned Alex Forrest and Annie Wilkes, because I believe you can\'t watch this film without thinking of any of them. After "Misty", I wondered how and why Evelyn isn\'t remembered as one of the most memorable cinematic female psychopaths the performance of Jessica Walter is so unbelievably believable- she\'s hot and scary, sexy and twisted- that you genuinely feel sorry for Dave, and even understand his acts and that is due to the intelligence of the script. I insist on this because in most movies, the antagonist who seems nice, turns a 180 on his friends and then becomes evil for the rest of the film. In "Misty", Dave is worried but very patient, and when Evelyn tries to commit suicide in the bathroom, Dave handles this very calmly and it feels like a reconciliation. This proved that despite the B-movie feeling, the story is deeper than that. This depth is the strength of the film, what makes it a classic, because even as a viewer, I felt something for Evelyn before she reached her breaking point. "Misty\'s" strength is also a small weakness because as a guy, I felt a strong empathy to Dave, I could understand how a man even in love with such a pretty doll like Tobey wouldn\'t be able to definitely break up with Evelyn sometimes, the doll is almost dull, she\'s so loving and innocent she\'s definitely less interesting than Evelyn, but she\'s so naive and endearing we want to protect her "Misty" is a man movie, where one female is the evil bitch, and the other, the baby doll we want to protect... and between them, the MAN. Seriously, I\'m not afraid to admit that I had a big man-crush on Eastwood in this film, he oozed masculinity from start to finish, and I think he\'s at the peak of his handsomeness and virility here in a way, I couldn\'t blame Evelyn for wanting him so much. But yes, it\'s a guy film, not really misogynistic but a bit macho, I\'m just putting myself in female audiences\' shoes, while personally, it didn\'t bother me Eastwood is Eastwood, and is the Man even with these ridiculous white panties maybe the part with the gay man, was a bit cliché from today\'s perspective, but I guess it was an indirect way to emphasize that Tobey, whose environment is more artistic, needs a real man model. Tobey is still an important character, she\'s the one who inspires Dave\'s desire to settle, her romance with him is so sweet, one can\'t be disturbed by the beautiful shots of them making love some would complain that it\'s too long, I don\'t think so. I thought the jazz part was a bit too long, but this also didn\'t disturb me in fact, it\'s a movie with casual flaws and a strong plot driven by great performances. This is why the enjoyment was consistent, never the erotic, nor the jazzy part felt overused. Besides, the music is a central element of the film, it\'s the legendary "Misty" jazz classic that started the relationship between Dave and Evelyn, and played a key role as many other thrillers songs: "Blue Velvet", "Sea of Love" etc., as to illustrate an erotic complicity between them, something that he doesn\'t share with Tobey. It\'s interesting that before the climax, it\'s precisely Tobey who asks Dave to play something for her, as if she was becoming her true love, a love in danger A danger characterized by this shrill scream that surprises us every time Evelyn appears with the knife or any cutting object. She\'s scary indeed, and this scream is like her villainous trademark when I watch the film again, I can\'t help but think that maybe she would have been remembered like the villains she probably inspired, if these scenes have been handled more correctly. Nothing to really blame on the directing, the shock is here, and I don\'t think Eastwood had the pretension to make a masterpiece. It\'s still a great debut blessed by Don Siegel\'s cameo and embraced by an unforgettable villainous performance by Jessica Walter A thrilling romance, a romantic thriller, and a great directorial debut, "Misty" is an encouragement for Eastwood to "Make More Movies For Us" '] Please respond to my question, and always conclude your reply with the words 'Reply finished' to indicate that your response is complete. Ensure that the text is fully formed without any placeholders such as '[Conclusion]' or '[Placeholder]'. Make sure the reply is fully contained before these words and is not cut off prematurely. End our reply with these exact words: Reply finished.