A Kiss to Die For (1993)
William, a Harvard psychology professor is having trouble dealing with life after the death of his wife when he meets a beautiful woman named Ali. As their relationship grows, he begins to question her secretive past, which he discovers is linked to a series of murders that the police are investigating. Tim Matheson (Animal House, The West Wing) stars.
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Great Film overall
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
"A Kiss to Die for" is a mixture of "Three Faces of Eve", "Marnie" and "Basic Instinct".A psychology professor (Tim Matheson) is saved from jumping off the Train by a sexy woman (Mimi Rogers). He tried to commit suicide. Afterwards they make love on board the train.A classy prostitute, calling herself "Bedroom Eyes", shoots her customers to death. Her face is not seen, so the question is whether the woman on the Train and "Bedroom Eyes" are the same person."A Kiss to Die for" is categorized as a "romantic thriller", with the emphasis on the former. I am not really a fan of romantic films.I can reveal so much that Rogers' character suffers from multiple personality disorder. She has been abused by her father as a little girl.The film had been better if her two personalities had been the opposites of each other. Her "normal" personality is also unchaste (She makes love on a train with a stranger she just met). This weakens the story. Tippi Hedren's character in "Marnie" was frigid. Joanne Woodward's characters in "The Three Faces of Eve" were different, only one of them was flirtatious.I don't know why the script writer decided to make her two personalities so similar.Mimi Rogers is a very good choice as the female character. She has a crazy look in her eyes. Mimi is sexy, inviting and sensitive. It is easy to see why Matheson's character is tempted by her.
The movie is not perfect. Typical commercial movie - a kind of horror. But I would advise to watch it because of Mimi Rogers. In my opinion she is the best "femme fatale" actress in Hollywood. She is probably the most attractive victim of american cinematography. Her dying glimpses and heartbreaking despair are really impressive. She played a similar role one year later in "Killer".