Product: To Die For (1995)
Rating: 1.0
Are you kidding me?
This is one of the single worst movies I've ever seen. I'm actually appalled that reviewers and audiences alike have raved about it. Nicole Kidman is not a good actress, never has been and never will be, but it's amazing what being married to Tom Cruise will do for your career. Douglas and Phoenix turn in solid supporting roles, but nowhere near enough to save this move from the butchering it receives at the hands of Kidman, Dillon, and Van Sant. I was actually very disappointed by this film--I didn't expect much from Kidman or Dillon (his acting skills are only slightly better than hers), but Gus Van Sant is usually excellent. He dropped the ball here, though. The script is terrible and Kidman is not credible at all. She is NOT cold and calculating, she merely speaks her lines without any emotion or inflection whatsoever. This is not cold--this is method acting at its worst. Cold implies ruthlessness and is noticeable on screen, whereas poor acting ability requires nothing and is similarly noticeable. I gave this movie one star simply because there were no ratings of 0 or, more accurately, negative numbers. Do yourself a favor and stay a long way away from this bomb.