White of The Eye
is set in the isolated deserts of Tucson, Arizona. The story involves a deranged killer on the
loose who has a knack for torturing and killing rich beautiful woman. The killer tortures them before killing them to
keep their eyes open so he can showcase to them in a vanity mirror, thus the
title of the movie “White of The Eye”. The movie is more of a thriller directed by
Donald Cammell, adapted by him and his wife China Kong from the 1983 novel
“Mrs. White” by Margaret Tracy. During many of the stalking and killing scenes of
the actual white of the killers eye is referenced as you can see the pupils of
the killer become dilated. It is also referenced to be a saying that the Native
Americans use to describe war and revenge. Detective Charles Mendoza (Art Evans)
from the homicide department seeks out Paul White (David Keith), who is a
specialist installing hi-fi sound systems in wealthy people’s homes. Paul has
many special talents such as to make noises echo through the air in his head to
show him where the sound of speakers should come from in a room. One problem with this is he can’t do his
trick with his eyes open. He is married to Joan White (Cathy Moriarty) and
father to a little girl, Danielle White (Danielle Smith). Paul can’t shake the past of his
wife who had dated another troubled individual, Mike DeSantos (Alan Rosenberg).
Paul has various flashbacks of how he and Joan first met and how it came to be
that Mike had come to abandon her. In the first of the murders, the killer even
takes a shower as he meticulously leaves a blood bath behind with no clues but
signs of a ritualistic murder. Joan is later questioned
by Detective Mendoza who suggests that her husband Paul may somehow be involved
in the slayings. At Mike’s suggestions Paul and Mike go deer hunting trip
together when he first noticed that Paul becomes brutally violent when he
shoots and mutilates a deer, demonstrating his twisted fascination with
killing. There is a love triangle between the three individuals when Mike comes
back into the picture. The movie leaves us to wonder who is capable of the murders
happening around Tucson. Distrust and
abandonment meet each other again as the murders continue and become more
vicious and brutal, even more methodically as concepts of committing these
killings in a painted face as an Indian Brave and turning the murders into
ritualistically killings. The White of
The Eye is a shocking and yet brilliant thriller throughout the entire
movie that keeps you guessing who is committing this terror in Tucson. White of the Eye was released by
Scream! Factory and is available on Blu-Ray, DVD and Streaming on Amazon Prime.
