" love to kill " starts off aimlessly and gets progressively less coherent as time passes .
at the outset , the movie appears to be about tony danza , who 's an illegal distributor of guns , trying to establish a relationship with an unsuspecting woman .
danza sets up a double date with her , her sister , and a collegue of his .
everything seems to be going well , until the sister accidentally dies by falling down a set of stairs .
much confusion and mahem ensues , as the death is covered up and other associates of danza 's begin to emerge , all after one thing or another .
sound confusing ?
it is .
i think what the filmmakers were trying to do is take the standard crime movie and throw in a little humour and levity .
in some respects , it works .
but the majority of the film is a convoluted and confusing mess .
characters keep popping up with no explanation , demanding money for deals that occur off - screen .
the only aspect of the movie that actually works is the budding relationship between danza and the dead woman 's sister .
but so little time is devoted to this part of the story , we never really become too familiar with these characters , and because of this , we do n't really care what happens to them .
well , i did n't , at least .
one thing i will give the movie is that it 's a complete departure for tony danza .
here 's a guy , because of his many sitcom roles , who 's ingrained in the consciousness as a nice guy who always does the right thing .
here , he plays a man who 's just looking out for himself , and if that means he needs to kill in order to save his own skin , so be it .
i was very impressed by his performance , and within minutes of the start of the film , i had forgotten all about his good - guy persona .
michael madsen is also good as an associate of danza 's who spends half the movie buddying up to him and the other half trying to kill him .
like i said , it 's not exactly a linear storyline .
" love to kill " should be praised for trying to do something different with the well worn crime genre , but it 's just too bad that the story does n't really add up to much .
the stars deserved better , and so did the audience .
the majority of the film is a convoluted and confusing mess gets progressively less coherent it 's just too bad does n't really add up to much