McNaughton, (Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer) knows a thing or two about irony and murderous tendencies, and this is as glossy and flashy and fun as they come.
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01/01/00
Wild Things (1998)
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Reviews Counted:55
Fresh:35
Rotten:20
Average Rating:5.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A seemingly virtuous high school guidance counselor, Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon), is accused of raping students Kelly (Denise Richards) and Suzie (Neve Campbell). Ken Bowden (Bill Murray), an... [More]
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards
Director: John McNaughton
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Reviews for Wild Things
...clever and amusing...
01/01/00
What “Titanic” supplied for female teens, “Wild Things” will supply for their male counterparts.
01/04/03
Far be it from me to say it's no fun to watch a movie that so doggedly avoids any hint of redeeming value.
01/01/00
Good, trashy fun, with gratuitous sex and nudity, a ludicrous (in a so-bad-it's-funny way) performance by Denise Richards, and an implausible noir plot that keeps you in the dark until the final credits. The ultimate guilty pleasure.
08/11/03
If one appropriately adjusts all viewer expectations from the film's very first line...a hooting good/bad time can be had.
01/01/00
One of those films for which the phrase 'guilty pleasure' was invented.
05/12/04
This tale of revenge does manage to sidestep cliches and predictability found in this genre, but it goes too far out of the lines to be appreciated.
06/05/02
Wild Things plays like a long Twilight Zone episode with a thick Everglades breeze to it. READ ON (DVD)->
05/19/04
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04/02/05
A fun movie about a community of people with larceny in their hearts, which delivers humor, some whodunit mystery, and quite a few samples of good-old trashy dialogue.
01/01/00
On its own terms, it works; that is, each ending is well thought-out and vaguely logical.
02/14/01
Top CriticThe most guilt-inducing guilty pleasure movie that I have ever watched.
01/01/00
Making good sleaze is more difficult than you would expect.
02/27/01
Lucky John McNaughton. Best known for the harder-edged Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Mad Dog and Glory," he hits the 90210 jackpot with a slick, steamy tale of nonstop treachery...
01/01/00
Top CriticI heartily recommend Wild Things for its fits of teasing and eroticism (rare in American cinema) and for Bill Murray who has a great role as Lombardo's attorney.
05/26/06
A quirky little noirish tale of sex, greed and mystery.
01/01/00
Personally, even though I think that the film's too twisted to be believable, I enjoyed it.
09/10/02
Sly, torrid and original, pic is certain to shake up an otherwise complacent marketplace.
02/11/08
Top CriticWild Things is a strange sort of hybrid of a movie, and it's not unlike a very long, somewhat jumbled joke. Great punchline, though.
01/01/00
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