Sarah was raised ''to never talk to strangers" to finite the deleterious enemies but does Sarah know herself that well or her own life is a strange mystery to her??
"Never Talk to Strangers" is a desirable mysterious thriller focused on the very early taught basic human tendency,'to not to talk to strangers' (especially girls, women) pushes the viewers to rethink the very moral of whether or not to trust others. Directed by Peter Hall released in 1995 categorised as neo-noir crime mystery psychological thriller.
The main musical score by Pino Donaggio is nicely composed keeping up the thrilling mystery with the ongoing Erotic romance elements of the film.
Reclusively principled Dr. Sarah Taylor (Rebecca De Mornay) a New York criminal psychologist a limited and cautious woman, restrains any relationships or sexual attachments due to troubled past (especially with men) only companion her cat Sarina and The Veer Institute Of Psychology. Her ex-boyfriend Benny Martin (engaged to be married) dumped or ran out past a year. A lusty (one night stand) friend Cliff Raddison (Dennis Miller) lives upstairs who still wanna bang but she just wants friendship.
After a long time her estranged father Henry Taylor (a traveling salesman) suddenly arrives as sick seeking relief and affection but Sarah's severe emotional problems and their difficult past relationship retains Henry from her. She panics by his presence recalls a bad childhood memory of her mother death and uncomfortable calling him dad. Several childhood flashbacks show us how her mother Alison decided to leave his father as he raped Sarah every night and in rage he pushed Alison from stairs and put the gun in little Sarah's hand brainwashing her to pull the trigger. Later faking her death as a car crash.
Her present patient Max Cheski (Harry Dean Stanton) an imprisoned serial killer with a psychiatric history. He is to examine whether he's a schizophrenic or suffering from amnesia or MPD(Multiple Personality Disorders) further his competency to stand on court-ordered trial. By his attorney Mr. Wabash(Tim Kelleher) he attempts to intimidate her evaluation by trying to get defense on an insanity plea, "If he really is suffering from MPD, one personality has no idea what the others are even doing. It's the whole basis for you defense, isn't it?"
But Wabash thinks she's been prejudiced against Cheski due to some personal issues regarding rape. He's bad tempered, panics whenever he's enquired about the voices he hears (voices telling him to do things).
"He describes finding himself places and having no idea how he got there." She meets a stranger motorcyclist Tony Ramirez (Antonio Banderas) a mysterious ex-cop recently moved from Puerto Rico, a skilled shooter with a pigtail describes as surveillance consultant (sells security devices) whose fervent charm compels a blazing affair. But for Sarah, "It's hard for me to trust people."Time to time she loses faith and trusts on him, he seems more dangerous and unknown to her causing volatile fights and angry arguments. Over a month of their relationship suspicion rises and the reasons to believe falls.
"Ever since Tony came into her life a lot of bad things; weird threats and damages have been happening." Initiated by a parcel of dead flowers and garbage at her doorstep, a hand delivered note in the email informing her own obituary in the newspaper and another parcel of her mutilated cat Sarina received by her neighbour Doris. Lastly, the bathroom heater had been tampered and Cliff strangled on confronting the Sarah's home invasion. She begins to doubt the several endangering men related to her as likely to be guilty. The suspicious Tony whose hidden intentions aren't clear, who maybe stalking her all the time "Its like you want to know everything about me and what do I know about you - Nothing." or an ally by Max Cheski manipulating his crimes as no guilty due to insanity; or the persistent Cliff who maybe jealous over her new love life; or her pedophilic dad with the traumatic homicide past or the missing Benny who abandoned without any explanation; or is it an unknown stranger who's invading her place?? Thereby she hires a private detective to follow Ramirez. "I think I'm falling in love with somebody but meanwhile I gotta check first to make sure he's not a psychopath." The ending is utterly out of the blue it'll blow away all that you'd naturally anticipated until the climax. The bias prediction of men and women qualities associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive and with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate.
The lead character Sarah is a victim of child abuse, and her personality is mostly affected of Henry's propoganda of her mother's murder. Whenever trauma reminds, she loses consciousness or sudden moments of panics, losing mind, yelling loud at people. Rebecca De Mornay's acting is alright, a difficult character to be handled wisely but no one outstand or emerges pleasantly. The major flaw is the repellent chemistry of leads their relationship appears cold and first implausible encounter at the supermarket is very unsatisfying.
Spoiler alert: The twist is Sarah is the one behind all the deeds in fact she's suffering from MPD Multiple personality disorder (Dissociative identity disorder) stalking, endangering herself, changes her personality traits like the girl who's terrified of guns later learns how to shoot (got over it). She carefully reads, "Silence On Rape Angers Students" an article on newspaper of a former sexual violence. An angry strong Sarah doing sadomasochism and the strong passionate sex.
Lastly, Sarah alternative personality back to old self (normal personality) not remembering what has happened. The movie displays some early signs to viewers about her mental illness where she forgets about the Mr. Wabash appointment which she'd made earlier; when Cliff asks for vodka, she denies but onlooking he finds one.
"Somebody must have given it to me." (forgotten as she undergoes different personalities under different times and circumstances)
"Never Talk to Strangers" is a desirable mysterious thriller focused on the very early taught basic human tendency,'to not to talk to strangers' (especially girls, women) pushes the viewers to rethink the very moral of whether or not to trust others. Directed by Peter Hall released in 1995 categorised as neo-noir crime mystery psychological thriller.
The main musical score by Pino Donaggio is nicely composed keeping up the thrilling mystery with the ongoing Erotic romance elements of the film.
Reclusively principled Dr. Sarah Taylor (Rebecca De Mornay) a New York criminal psychologist a limited and cautious woman, restrains any relationships or sexual attachments due to troubled past (especially with men) only companion her cat Sarina and The Veer Institute Of Psychology. Her ex-boyfriend Benny Martin (engaged to be married) dumped or ran out past a year. A lusty (one night stand) friend Cliff Raddison (Dennis Miller) lives upstairs who still wanna bang but she just wants friendship.
After a long time her estranged father Henry Taylor (a traveling salesman) suddenly arrives as sick seeking relief and affection but Sarah's severe emotional problems and their difficult past relationship retains Henry from her. She panics by his presence recalls a bad childhood memory of her mother death and uncomfortable calling him dad. Several childhood flashbacks show us how her mother Alison decided to leave his father as he raped Sarah every night and in rage he pushed Alison from stairs and put the gun in little Sarah's hand brainwashing her to pull the trigger. Later faking her death as a car crash.
Her present patient Max Cheski (Harry Dean Stanton) an imprisoned serial killer with a psychiatric history. He is to examine whether he's a schizophrenic or suffering from amnesia or MPD(Multiple Personality Disorders) further his competency to stand on court-ordered trial. By his attorney Mr. Wabash(Tim Kelleher) he attempts to intimidate her evaluation by trying to get defense on an insanity plea, "If he really is suffering from MPD, one personality has no idea what the others are even doing. It's the whole basis for you defense, isn't it?"
But Wabash thinks she's been prejudiced against Cheski due to some personal issues regarding rape. He's bad tempered, panics whenever he's enquired about the voices he hears (voices telling him to do things).
"He describes finding himself places and having no idea how he got there." She meets a stranger motorcyclist Tony Ramirez (Antonio Banderas) a mysterious ex-cop recently moved from Puerto Rico, a skilled shooter with a pigtail describes as surveillance consultant (sells security devices) whose fervent charm compels a blazing affair. But for Sarah, "It's hard for me to trust people."Time to time she loses faith and trusts on him, he seems more dangerous and unknown to her causing volatile fights and angry arguments. Over a month of their relationship suspicion rises and the reasons to believe falls.
"Ever since Tony came into her life a lot of bad things; weird threats and damages have been happening." Initiated by a parcel of dead flowers and garbage at her doorstep, a hand delivered note in the email informing her own obituary in the newspaper and another parcel of her mutilated cat Sarina received by her neighbour Doris. Lastly, the bathroom heater had been tampered and Cliff strangled on confronting the Sarah's home invasion. She begins to doubt the several endangering men related to her as likely to be guilty. The suspicious Tony whose hidden intentions aren't clear, who maybe stalking her all the time "Its like you want to know everything about me and what do I know about you - Nothing." or an ally by Max Cheski manipulating his crimes as no guilty due to insanity; or the persistent Cliff who maybe jealous over her new love life; or her pedophilic dad with the traumatic homicide past or the missing Benny who abandoned without any explanation; or is it an unknown stranger who's invading her place?? Thereby she hires a private detective to follow Ramirez. "I think I'm falling in love with somebody but meanwhile I gotta check first to make sure he's not a psychopath." The ending is utterly out of the blue it'll blow away all that you'd naturally anticipated until the climax. The bias prediction of men and women qualities associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive and with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate.
The lead character Sarah is a victim of child abuse, and her personality is mostly affected of Henry's propoganda of her mother's murder. Whenever trauma reminds, she loses consciousness or sudden moments of panics, losing mind, yelling loud at people. Rebecca De Mornay's acting is alright, a difficult character to be handled wisely but no one outstand or emerges pleasantly. The major flaw is the repellent chemistry of leads their relationship appears cold and first implausible encounter at the supermarket is very unsatisfying.
Spoiler alert: The twist is Sarah is the one behind all the deeds in fact she's suffering from MPD Multiple personality disorder (Dissociative identity disorder) stalking, endangering herself, changes her personality traits like the girl who's terrified of guns later learns how to shoot (got over it). She carefully reads, "Silence On Rape Angers Students" an article on newspaper of a former sexual violence. An angry strong Sarah doing sadomasochism and the strong passionate sex.
Lastly, Sarah alternative personality back to old self (normal personality) not remembering what has happened. The movie displays some early signs to viewers about her mental illness where she forgets about the Mr. Wabash appointment which she'd made earlier; when Cliff asks for vodka, she denies but onlooking he finds one.
"Somebody must have given it to me." (forgotten as she undergoes different personalities under different times and circumstances)