Product: Kill Cruise
Rating: 3.0
the adventures of the skipper, and his whacky new crew...
A trans-Atlantic voyage turns deadly in Kill Cruise (1990), a drama that mostly takes place on a small boat bound for Barbados. Creatively shot, and featuring some solid acting performances, by Jurgen Prochnow, Patsy Kensit, and Elizabeth Hurley, the movie is an interesting character study, with some dramatic and emotional twists.In a bar in the port of Gibraltar, English entertainers Su (Kensit) and Lou (Hurley), hook up with "the Skipper", a washed up mariner, who plans to take his boat the Bella Donna to Barbados. The four week voyage with the two women aboard, is undertaken after a night of drinking, with virtually no thought or advance planning.With little sailing experience, and mostly interested in having fun, the girls have brought along their dog, who fearlessly roams the deck without falling overboard. The Skipper hasn't done much sailing, since a man died on his boat, and his wife left him. Things start out fairly well, with the Skipper seemingly taking things in stride, but things begin to deteriorate, as Su begins acting up, while conversely, Lou becomes closer to the Skipper.Things reach a critical point, when Su suspects that the Skipper may have killed his wife, and takes action that puts his life at risk. The Skipper retaliates by tossing Su into the ocean, and dragging her behind the boat. Just when things seem to have settled down, madness strikes, sealing the fate of all those aboard.While not very realistic, the lively acting performances make Kill Cruise (aka Der Skipper) an interesting watch. Jurgen Prochnow (Das Boot,The Replacement Killers) is perfect as a burned out mariner. Their characters probably have no place on a trans Atlantic voyage, but Patsy Kensit (Lethal Weapon 2), and a very thin Elizabeth Hurley (Austin Powers), carry out their roles well, while being very easy on the eyes.