Face of Evil (1996)

Simply Perfect

Pretty Good

Overrated

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

Tv movies can make the best sometimes. The film is all about a very dangerous girl, who lacks any compassion and has stolen the identity of an innocent student that she murdered, all so that she could get an easy flight. The acting was excellent and totally realistic. Brienne, whoever she is, the evil girl of the film itself, played by Tracey Gold comes across as so horrible. She's got that twisted smirk and shaggy hair, making her look completely sinister. I'm dumbfounded that the father of Brienne's roommate was easily taken by Brienne, and allowed her to chop off his hair, symbolic of Samson losing his strength. After she cut his hair, the father lost his senses and was easily duped by her. There were a few extremely tense moments that almost gave me an asthma attack, one scene with the finger in the door. I think this Brienne character should be ranked alongside other evil women such as Samara Morgan.

Plot: Girl needs money, so she kills traveler and assume her identity. She works her way into rich roommate's father's affections. Roommate finds her out and tries to warn father--almost too late. Themes: Maybe someone you know is not who they say they are; maybe you are sitting next to a serial killer, and you are their next target. Artists, in general are nuts. Men are clueless when it comes to weeding out serial killers from their dating calendar. Men who date women who are much younger than themselves become stupid from erotic love, and the women they pursue are gold diggers. Structure: great acting and writing. Critique: not as scary as a 10 like Psycho, but more likely and, therefore, scarier in a way.

I absolutely adore Tracy Gold And have seen many of her movies. This movie is one I've seen several times and it is one of the more creepy television movies and is one which is genuinely creepy no matter how many times you view it. Tracy Gold, in my opinion is not just a good actress, she's great-and seeing this sweet actress portray the Sweetly Endearing but deadly young woman who kills anyone who gets in her way, is eerie indeed. Tracey Gold will scare the heck out of you in this role. I would recommend this movie for those who like these type of TV thriller movies. This movie is about as creepy as you get and the whole movie is very well acted and frightening, if a bit intense in certain places.SPOILER: I didn't care for the ending(last 10 seconds) but it didn't particularly surprise me either. Although this is not one of my favorite movies, it is pretty creepy and thriller purists will no doubt love it.

I was drawn into this movie and probably enjoyed it more than it deserved. It is hard to be objective when you're watching a eerily accurate depiction of one of your former girlfriends. The writing, acting and direction were superb. The three main characters - Tracey Gold (the psycho artist), Perry King (the gullible dad), and Shawnee Smith (the prescient daughter and roommate) played their roles with intensity and realism. It is interesting that Tracey Gold's character bares some resemblance to the real life singer/actress Madonna (minus the violence) noting that director Mary Lambert also directed several Madonna videos. This movie has a great plot with some nice turns and an especially, creepy and Hannibal-like ending. Woman as predator is always unnerving and counter intuitive but it reinforces the truth that all people are capable of doing the nastiest things to get what they want. Fortunately most of us are not intelligent and resourceful enough to pull off the level of deception portrayed in this movie.