Review of To Die For (1995) by Blake M — 22 Aug 2010
A tense farce that moves like a shot through the twisted storyline. Although the take on celebrity is virtually hammered down the viewer's throat, the script comes off more as the portrait of one clueless sociopath's downward spiral rather than a sweeping social commentary.
Still, the dialogue is witty and the actors do a good job of being funny without descending into slapstick. Phoenix's performance as the pathetic stooge is almost gutwrenching to watch, and Kidman shows the same biting flare she displayed in her early career before a long line of plastic summer fare.
The film manages to avoid extensive moral diatribes by focusing more on Kidman's insanity than the actual media frenzy she generates, ending up with a good balance at the end.
This review of To Die For (1995) was written by Blake M on 22 Aug 2010.
To Die For has generally received positive reviews.
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