Review of Crimes of Passion (1984) by Vincent B — 16 May 2009

Completely insane. It was hugely entertaining and had a good storyline, though it was not smart enoug to call itself a satire, which it seems to be called oftenly. My fave thing about it was Ken Russell's directing.

His use of colors was awesome, as we come to expect, and the insane parts of the script were even more so because of his camera placement and movements. I was surprised at how well he composes shots. The acting was over the top when needed, and sad/good when needed as well.

The comedy while watching the film was bizarre, but when talking about it I laugh out loud. Perkins and Turner were really good, but everyone else had very questionable moments. Some of the dialogue was also really cheesy, though it fit sometimes, other times it was just bad.

An entertaining and crazy film that just isnt as smart as it wants to be.