The stage curtains open ...
This movie is typical of your early 90's thrillers, only in this particular movie, you know who the killer is from the very first scene.
After Dorothy Carlsson (Sean Young) is thrown off the rooftop of a government building to the lobby floor below, it is ruled a suicide. Her twin sister, Ellen (also played by Sean Young) can't believe it's suicide and begins to dig around. At the same time, she meets and falls in love with an ambitious young man, Jonathan Corliss (Matt Dillon) - who we already know is her sister's killer. As Ellen continues to investigate her sister's murder, she follows the clues to the inevitable confrontation between her and Jonathan.
One would reason that already knowing "who done it" would take all the tension and thrill out of this thriller. But, in fact, it actually adds to it. We follow along with Ellen, oblivious to everything at first - fearing for her safety and hoping she finds her way out. And even though we know who did it, we still need the reasons why - which are explained over the course of the movie.
I know this is generally a poor reviewed movie, but I personally enjoyed it. I'm not really a fan of either Sean Young or Matt Dillion, but they are good here. The chemistry between them works and the story moves along at a good pace. It is bookmarked by a memorable scene at the end of the movie where she looks out the window from the house he grew up in and sees a train passing by ... carrying the one pivotal piece of evidence that brings it all together.
I recommend "A Kiss Before Dying". A fun movie to watch after dark, when all the cares of your day are tucked away and you just want to escape into a movie. This is that movie.
This movie is typical of your early 90's thrillers, only in this particular movie, you know who the killer is from the very first scene.
After Dorothy Carlsson (Sean Young) is thrown off the rooftop of a government building to the lobby floor below, it is ruled a suicide. Her twin sister, Ellen (also played by Sean Young) can't believe it's suicide and begins to dig around. At the same time, she meets and falls in love with an ambitious young man, Jonathan Corliss (Matt Dillon) - who we already know is her sister's killer. As Ellen continues to investigate her sister's murder, she follows the clues to the inevitable confrontation between her and Jonathan.
One would reason that already knowing "who done it" would take all the tension and thrill out of this thriller. But, in fact, it actually adds to it. We follow along with Ellen, oblivious to everything at first - fearing for her safety and hoping she finds her way out. And even though we know who did it, we still need the reasons why - which are explained over the course of the movie.
I know this is generally a poor reviewed movie, but I personally enjoyed it. I'm not really a fan of either Sean Young or Matt Dillion, but they are good here. The chemistry between them works and the story moves along at a good pace. It is bookmarked by a memorable scene at the end of the movie where she looks out the window from the house he grew up in and sees a train passing by ... carrying the one pivotal piece of evidence that brings it all together.
I recommend "A Kiss Before Dying". A fun movie to watch after dark, when all the cares of your day are tucked away and you just want to escape into a movie. This is that movie.