The stage curtains open ...
Was this a good movie? No, not really. LOL - Did I like this movie? Yeah! I did. I liked it a lot! This film catches our actors in their prime - Timothy Hutton, Lara Flynn Boyle and others like Oliver Platt, Faye Dunaway, Maura Tierney and Steven Weber were solid in their supportive roles. It was also helmed by director, Tom Holland who brought us the original "Fright Night", "Child's Play", and the Stephen King adaptation of "Thinner". So, I knew I had to see it.
Our story starts when an executive, Peter Derns (Hutton), for an Oregon cookie company needs help from a temp agency because his secretary has to leave suddenly to have a baby. What he gets in return is a deliciously devilish temp, Kris Bolin (Boyle), who is as efficient and cunning as she is beautiful. The attraction between them is instant, putting Peter on edge most of the time since he is working to save his marriage. It doesn't take Peter, and others around him, long to find out that Kris has a hidden agenda and that she is not who she appears to be. Unfortunate "accidents" begin to happen and secrets are uncovered.
What really holds this early 90's thriller vehicle together is the chemistry that develops between our two main characters onscreen. Lara Flynn Boyle really invests herself into her role and I feel the other actors fed off of that - which is probably what saves this movie from being a complete dud. I believe she had fun playing the devious, twisted and secretive temp and that makes this a fun film to watch.
The ending is anti-climactic, I will admit that, but I still enjoyed the movie overall. It was more about the journey than the ending anyway. A total and complete guilty pleasure. I have no problem recommending this film to anyone who enjoys that kind of thing. This, in all fairness, probably catches Lara Flynn Boyle at her best.
Was this a good movie? No, not really. LOL - Did I like this movie? Yeah! I did. I liked it a lot! This film catches our actors in their prime - Timothy Hutton, Lara Flynn Boyle and others like Oliver Platt, Faye Dunaway, Maura Tierney and Steven Weber were solid in their supportive roles. It was also helmed by director, Tom Holland who brought us the original "Fright Night", "Child's Play", and the Stephen King adaptation of "Thinner". So, I knew I had to see it.
Our story starts when an executive, Peter Derns (Hutton), for an Oregon cookie company needs help from a temp agency because his secretary has to leave suddenly to have a baby. What he gets in return is a deliciously devilish temp, Kris Bolin (Boyle), who is as efficient and cunning as she is beautiful. The attraction between them is instant, putting Peter on edge most of the time since he is working to save his marriage. It doesn't take Peter, and others around him, long to find out that Kris has a hidden agenda and that she is not who she appears to be. Unfortunate "accidents" begin to happen and secrets are uncovered.
What really holds this early 90's thriller vehicle together is the chemistry that develops between our two main characters onscreen. Lara Flynn Boyle really invests herself into her role and I feel the other actors fed off of that - which is probably what saves this movie from being a complete dud. I believe she had fun playing the devious, twisted and secretive temp and that makes this a fun film to watch.
The ending is anti-climactic, I will admit that, but I still enjoyed the movie overall. It was more about the journey than the ending anyway. A total and complete guilty pleasure. I have no problem recommending this film to anyone who enjoys that kind of thing. This, in all fairness, probably catches Lara Flynn Boyle at her best.