A grotesque black comedy.
To Die For (1995)
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Reviews Counted: 55
Fresh: 48
Rotten:7
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Suzanne Stone is a blond, glamorous, ambitious and ruthless TV weatherperson in Little Hope, N.H. She's also completely obsessed with both the notion of celebrity, and with becoming one -- no... Suzanne Stone is a blond, glamorous, ambitious and ruthless TV weatherperson in Little Hope, N.H. She's also completely obsessed with both the notion of celebrity, and with becoming one -- no matter what she has to do. But when Larry, Suzanne's blue-collar husband, naively suggests she give up her career to raise a family, Suzanne realizes that Larry is merely an obstacle on the road to fame. She then comes up with an idea: manipulate three local teens (emotionally and physically) into killing Larry. The resulting tabloid media coverage brings Suzanne the notoriety she's always desired, and she enjoys every moment. But what Suzanne doesn't know is that small-mindedness is about to contribute to her downfall. [More]
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, Matt Dillon, Illeana Douglas
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, Matt Dillon, Illeana Douglas, Casey Affleck, Alison Folland, Dan Hedaya, Wayne Knight, Kurtwood Smith, Holland Taylor
Director: Gus Van Sant
Director: Gus Van Sant
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Jan 6, 2009
Reviews for To Die For
As Jimmy, the teen sap who falls hard for Suzanne, Joaquin Phoenix is dead-eyed yet touchingly vulnerable -- a mush-mouthed angel.
Like Roseanne, Gus Van Sant refuses to compromise his trademark smarty-pants assault on storybook America.
If, like me, you find things to admire in all of Gus Van Sant's early films, you may be especially gratified by what he's done with a satirical anti-TV script by Buck Henry.
A mean-spirited satire, told in mock-tabloid style, this film features the best performance of Nicole Kidman to date (better than The Hours for which she won an Oscar), as an amoral small-town girl obsessed with becoming a TV star.
Gus Van Sant directed this sharp black comedy about the obsession with television and celebrity culture.
If you've hitherto failed to respond to the laid-back oddball appeal of Van Sant's movies, fear not: this is a sharp, consistently funny blend of black comedy and satire on the deleterious effects of television.
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