Dead by Dawn (1998)

So much average

best movie i've ever seen.

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

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

The best of the "B" movies. All of the women in this movie were outstanding. The story was well written and moved smoothly along. It would have been nice to see a second movie to see what happened to everyone. Dead by Dawn also shows that you can make a top rate move without spending millions on computer effects, and just write good characters.I think it was Shannon's best work. She hit her character dead bang on, and was a joy to watch. Jody shines as the young trophy wife. While Cassandra the cop who just won't let it go. When she was on screen you couldn't take your eyes off her.And the men were almost as good. Bill was good as the dorky husband and Ted gave a new meaning to the word sleaze.

I would like to see a sequel showing how Don and Wendy are now living their lives with all the insurance money, they are most likely constantly making love in various places in the world. Also how their affair started and how they plotted to have Kim killed and set up Tim in the process.I think a sequel would be a good idea with flashbacks of everything that happened before this film.Cos I must admit that this was a decent film for a drama thriller and one of Shannon Tweed's most well acted work since ever, and at this age Shannon still looks very hot for her age so I would like to see what is happening in the characters' lives now and also how it all started.

This is a pretty good movie with excellent acting, a fairly good twist at the end and some sharp dialogue. My only criticism is that I think there were too many sex scenes that slowed the movie down. I saw the movie on HBO and it is definitely one of the best of their straight to video selections.

The acting was pretty good. The script was excellent and inventive with some classic lines. Even though it was low budget, you have to give the writer/producer credit here, he worked miracles with very little finance. The genre has been done many times before but not with such style and grace.