Kiss or Kill (1997)

Director:

Bill Bennett

Writer:

Bill Bennett (writer)

Release Date:

14 November 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Lovers on the RUN . . .

Plot:

After a robbery scam that goes bad, lovers Nikki and Al take off into the Australian outback, pursued by the police and a malevolent footballer named Zipper Doyle, and meet a number of offbeat characters.

Plot Keywords:

Sleepwalker | Pedophile | Australia | Road | Car Accident

Awards:

12 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Tiffany Peters	...	Young Nikki
Julie Sobotta	...	Nikki's Mother
Syd Brisbane	...	Nikki's Father
Frances O'Connor	...	Nikki Davies
Geoff Revell	...	Paul Nathan
Matt Day	...	Al Fletcher
Barry Langrishe	...	Zipper Doyle
Eliza Lovell	...	Felicity
Jordan Weldon-Iley	...	Young Boy
Carmel Johnson	...	Hotel Regency Maid
Chris Haywood	...	Detective Hummer
Andrew S. Gilbert	...	Detective Crean
Liz Windsor	...	Medical Examiner
Paul Rees	...	Assistant Medical Examiner
Audine Leith	...	Jules in the Gym

MPAA:

Rated R for some graphic sexuality, violence and language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Company:

Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)

Trivia:

No music has been used on the soundtrack.

Quotes:

Detective Hummer: It's not the end of the world, but you can see it from here.

My brief review of the film

A stylish Australian road movie with ideas in terms of trust and morality, the film is nevertheless rather repulsive, not only in terms of its story, but also how the film is put together. The protagonists are drawn completely unsympathetically as very cold-blooded criminals, which gives one little reason to care what happens to them. The characters who are chasing them are not much better developed either, and thrown into the weird mix there is an array of meaningless supporting characters which the protagonists run into, and some odd subplots that they become involved in but which are never fully explored. Frequent use of jump cuts makes the film looking interesting, but it also make the film feel uncomfortable, like they do not belong. Either way, it is all quite watchable, and if the content appeals one's taste, it may well be worth a shot. However, if there is no appeal to watch it, I would recommend staying away.