As Jimmy, the teen sap who falls hard for Suzanne, Joaquin Phoenix is dead-eyed yet touchingly vulnerable -- a mush-mouthed angel.
To Die For (1995)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:12
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.5/10
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
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.
To Die For could have been a great film. It's not, but it shows what Nicole Kidman can do.
Although Van Sant makes wicked sport of television, he doesn't underestimate its power to blind us to its faults and bring us to our knees.
The delicately featured Phoenix (yes, River's brother) has an extraordinary, chic-oddball presence.
Though it may seem less individualistic, less personal than Van Sant's past work, you can feel his sensibility and his talent in every frame.
To Die For has its share of truly delicious sequences, and some biting dialogue worth killing for.
To Die For endows Nicole Kidman with her career role to date, and one that only an actress with her porcelain features could even attempt.
Nicole Kidman's work here is inspired. Her clothes, her makeup, her hair, her speech, her manner, even the way she carries herself (as if aware of the eyes of millions) are all brought to a perfect pitch.
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