Passion (2013)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 56
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 37
For better as well as worse, Passion is vintage De Palma sexploitation -- although with a storyline sillier than most, it fails to generate as much heat as his steamiest work.
Average Rating: 4.6/10
Critic Reviews: 19
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 16
For better as well as worse, Passion is vintage De Palma sexploitation -- although with a storyline sillier than most, it fails to generate as much heat as his steamiest work.
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From screenwriter/director Brian De Palma (The Black Dahlia, The Untouchables, Scarface), PASSION stars leading-actress Rachel McAdams (Midnight in Paris, The Vow) and the talented Noomi Rapace (Prometheus, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo). Based on the 2010 French thriller Love Crime, PASSION tells the enthralling story of a deadly power struggle between two women in the dog-eat-dog world of international business.(c) eOne
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All Critics (56) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (37)
What we have here is a tale of lust, deception, manipulation and murder. Quintessential De Palma, in other words.
Top CriticOne's ultimate reaction is likely to one of indifference, bemusement or outright disdain considering the pedigree of the filmmaker helming the project: Brian De Palma.
A throwaway by a gifted filmmaker who has run out of ideas.
Despite De Palma's lavish proof of what he can accomplish with classical technique, the movie comes off as too much for too little, a collection of mechanisms that decorate mechanisms.
After the clinically dull first half, it's more desperate pantry raid than feast.
Entrancing and narcotizing in about equal measure.
Though you can't logically buy into the movie in the slightest, at least you can enjoy it for the lurid trash that it is.
It feels like a reunion with a weird old friend, the kind who's obsessed with the kinkier side of Alfred Hitchcock, Emmanuelle movies, sensual body lotions and smooth jazz sax solos.
Less mysterious than confusing.
Passion is a Brian De Palma greatest hits package, the filmmaker showing off, more than anything else.
generates suspense and tension the old-fashioned way while simultaneously heightening everything to the point of near absurdity
Although both lead actresses deserve praise for their stunning performances in 'Passion,' the film itself doesn't do them justice.
... doesn't improve on its predecessor, and ultimately experiences some of the same pitfalls.
De Palma twists his noir into a Gordian knot
A lukewarm serving of Passion, a sometimes silly thriller
The corporate machinations suggest something closer to a dark comedy than to a thriller. You don't walk away chilled, as you do from "Vertigo," but tickled by the coldness and lifted by the beauty of the style.
Murder, deceit, treacherous lesbians -- yes, Brian De Palma is back.
Trashy remake of the brilliant French black comedy strips out the satire and slathers what's left in ridiculous lesbian-erotic-thriller sauce.
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Very Good Film! It's a cross between a late night made for cable movie and a European art film. The cinematography is great, lots of inventive shots. Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace ham it up as back stabbing executives. They have great chemistry and as the plot twists along we are never quite sure who to root for. DePalma proves to be the master of the erotic thriller once again. Not since "Femme Fatale" have we seen his return to the modern murder mystery/thriller. Basically, what you have in "Passion" is a shot for shot retelling of "Love Crime" with some minor changes and a classic DePalma ending accompanied by Pino Donagio's "Dressed to Kill" score blaring, with actions speaking for the characters instead of words. This movie is DePalma's life work rolled into one. His fans will be happy to know that DePalma is back, and better than ever.
The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.