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07/11/02
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
Reviews for Killing Me Softly
Top CriticNothing about the story hangs together, the characters become increasingly stiff and unbelievable, and the incessant red herrings finally become too much to bear.
05/05/02
With miscast leads, banal dialogue and an absurdly overblown climax, Killing Me Softly belongs firmly in the so-bad-it's-good camp.
06/10/02
Top CriticSpectacularly awful film that’s actually funnier than many so-called comedies.
10/30/02
Fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur.
06/25/02
A risible drama, torpedoed by lifeless performances, a muddled screenplay and anonymous direction.
06/25/02
Top CriticA hilariously bad movie that has to be seen to be believed.
12/30/06
Top CriticInane and shopworn material with a truly cheesy final twist, this is made excruciating by direction that takes it all deadly seriously.
06/24/06
Top CriticThe 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.
08/03/09
Top CriticWhat 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.
06/11/02
Top CriticThough 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.
05/28/03
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.
01/01/06
Why, you might ask, is master director Chen Kaige wasting his time on such trashy material?
08/03/09
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.
08/03/09
Es triste tener que decirles que lo único grato de la cinta es el cuerpo desnudo de la Heather...
05/12/02
A turgid erotic thriller that plays like Zalman King-meets-vintage Brian De Palma without the latter's wit or style.
05/21/08
Top CriticWhat a disappointing waste of good talent!
10/18/08
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06/13/02
No review available.
10/11/05
No review available.
10/21/05
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