The man was versatile and only took roles that he believed in that would further himself and his skills. The man had a quiet, brooding intensity about him and as such, it always benefited the work whether he was playing Superman, a writer in Somewhere in Time or a doctor in the Village of the Damned. Whether before or after his accident, you could always count on a good performance from Christopher Reeve as he was a consumate actor. Macy of all people, not to mention Jerry Lazarus and Steven Schachter as well. Maybe he was, maybe he was not and who can really say, but putting all of that aside, the film is actually a decent little thriller that never fails to entertain in many different ways. Combined with his real life tragedy at the time and it almost seemed like he was tempting fate. More than anything else, this picture is famous for the fact that it was the last picture Christopher Reeve made before an accident that took away the use of his legs and while accidents happen all time, in this film it was more for the fact that he also played a person who was paralysed within it.
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