Miguel Ferrer is the ideal man to play the leading role in this rather gore adaptation of a story written by Stephen King. He plays a loner, Richard Dees, who's a journalist for a pulp magazine. They publish stories about psycho killers and maniacs...the bloodier the better. Since he didn't make the front page in months, he gets offered the chance to write about a sadistic man who kills the staff of small airports. He sucks out all their blood and goes from airport to airport with his own plane. A scary black one. Richard doesn't see it as an interesting story at first, so it goes to an ambitious young woman named Katherine. Because of the research see does, Richards gets intrigued after all and goes after the killer. The interviews he does with the witnesses give him the idea to call him the Night Flier. He gets obsessed by the chase and is convinced about the fact that he will found out who he is and why he sucks out all the blood of his victims...Meanwhile, Katherine doesn't give up on the story either and she also goes after the Night Flier. Richard and Katherine can't manage to work together. Richard has lost it. The only thing he can think about is getting the Night Flier and make it to the front page... Miguel Ferrer's performance is the best thing about this film. He really plays Richard Dees as a man who gets by all by himself and doesn't need anybody. He warns his new colleague about the dangers of getting involved in a story too much, but he can't deal with it himself. He's arrogant and will go over dead bodies to get the right picture. Ferrer, rarely cast in a leading role, proves here that he can handle it real well. The story is enjoyable, but far from great. Fans of loads of blood and scary faces won't be disappointed.
Review of The Night Flier
