Killing Me Softly (2002)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:0
Rotten:21
Average Rating:3.4/10
Consensus: Respected director Chen Kaige's first English-language film is a spectacularly misguided erotic thriller, with ludicrous plot twists and cringe-worthy dialogue.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: A happy marriage and a comfortable job become meaningless diversions to Alice Loudon (Heather Graham) when a seductive stranger (Joseph Fiennes) enters her life. With smoldering good looks and an... [More]
Starring: Heather Graham, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone, Ulrich Thomsen
Director: Chen Kaige
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Reviews for Killing Me Softly
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As Graham attempts to uncover the truth about his past, the film grows increasingly convoluted, leading to a twist ending that will come as a surprise only to those who've never seen a Shannon Tweed movie. Full Review |
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The screenplay (based on Nicci French's novel) is cringeworthy, and Kaige's inability to spot when English-speaking thesps are reciting rather than acting produces scenes that vary from lifeless to laughable. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Why, you might ask, is master director Chen Kaige wasting his time on such trashy material? Full Review |
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What a disappointing waste of good talent! Full Review |
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A turgid erotic thriller that plays like Zalman King-meets-vintage Brian De Palma without the latter's wit or style. Full Review |
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1/5 |
A hilariously bad movie that has to be seen to be believed. Full Review |
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Inane and shopworn material with a truly cheesy final twist, this is made excruciating by direction that takes it all deadly seriously. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
It's pretty campy-silly, but it's surprisingly watchable for some reason, maybe because of the name-brand actors sleazing it in this Skinemax would-be classic. Full Review |
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Though its rather routine script is loaded with familiar situations, the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Spectacularly awful film that’s actually funnier than many so-called comedies. Full Review |
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Turkeys don't come plumper than this. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur. Full Review |
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A risible drama, torpedoed by lifeless performances, a muddled screenplay and anonymous direction. Full Review |
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1.5/5 |
Click to read the article Full Review |
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What a great shame that such a talented director as Chen Kaige has chosen to make his English-language debut with a film so poorly plotted and scripted. Full Review |
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2/5 |
With miscast leads, banal dialogue and an absurdly overblown climax, Killing Me Softly belongs firmly in the so-bad-it's-good camp. Full Review |
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Es triste tener que decirles que lo único grato de la cinta es el cuerpo desnudo de la Heather... Full Review |
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