Inthisverylate60'sirreverent,almostanarchiclow-budgetfilm,BrianDePalmadefinesmoreofhisstrange,givenHitchcock-likefascinationofvoyeurism,andattackstheissuesoftheday.Themostprominentofwhich,bothcringe-inducingandjustplainfunny,iswhenhefocusesontheblack-powermovement(ablackwomanhandingoutfliersaskingwhitepeople'doyouknowwhatit'sliketobeblack'),whichissomethingthatcouldonlyworkforthattimeandplace,notbeforeornow. Butoneofthekeythingstotheinterestinthefilmis27yearoldRobertDeNiro(nothisfirstorlastfilmwiththedirector),whoplaysthischaracterwhositsinaroomlookingoutthroughhistelescopeatwomenintheirrooms,settingupphonydeals,andintheendbasicallythrowingbombs.ThosewhohavesaidthatDeNirocan'tactandjustishimselfineverymovieshouldseethismovie,ifonlyoutofsomeminorcuriosity.Acoupleoftimesinthefilmit'sactuallynotfunny,aswhenthere'sadisturbanceinablack-powermeeting(filmedinagrainer,rougherstylethantherestofthefilm). Intheendit'scappedoffwitharamblingmonologueinaninterviewthattopsDeNiro'sinKingofComedy.It'sprettyobviouswhereDePalma'scareerwouldgoafterthis,intoslightlymoremainstreamHollywoodterritory,butallofhistrademarksarehere;thedark,almostnail-bitingcomedy,theperfectlytimedstyleofvoyeurism,andinterestingusageoflocals.ThinkifDePalmaandDeNirodidaMontyPythonfilm,onlyevenmorelow-budgetandinitsNewYorkwayjustasoff-the-hinges,andyougotHi,Mo叙事节奏快慢得宜，该爆发时果断推进，该铺垫时则耐心细腻，展现了导演的成熟功力。!Italsocontainsaneccentricandfunnysoundtrack. imdbcomment