Second to Die (2002)

Director:

Brad Marlowe

Writers (WGA):

George Morgan (play)
George Morgan (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

23 April 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Sara Morgan (Erika Eleniak) thought her new husband's money would make her happy. She was dead wrong.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Marrying Up | Insurance Scam | See Through Panties | Murder Of Husband | Swimming In Underwear

Cast

Erika Eleniak	...	Sara Morgan Bratchett Scucello
Jerry Kroll	...	Raymond 'Scooch' Scucello
Colleen Camp	...	Cynthia
Kimberly Rowe	...	Amber
John Wesley Shipp	...	Jim Bratchett
Jf Pryor	...	Zed
Amy Beth Reece	...	Det. McCoury (as Amy Reece)
Paul Winfield	...	Detective Grady
Margaret Avery	...	Insurance Agent
Jackie O'Brien	...	Thelma
Brooke Davis	...	Nikki Bratchett
Rebecca Reese	...	Jasmine
Marshall R. Teague	...	Captain Burris (as Marshall Teague)
Lorna Scott	...	Acting Coach

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

USA:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Second to Die, L.P.

Trivia:

Finnish distributor gave film a name "Sekunti kuolemaan" ("A Second to Death"). Unfortunately it was written wrong on the VHS cover, "Sekuntti kuolemaan" ("A Seccond to Death").

Goofs:

Continuity: The plane that Jim gets into is different to the one that subsequently takes off.

Soundtrack:

Chances

Interesting Thriller

I have to give Erica Eleniac credit: she really is trying hard to shed her early career as 'eye candy' and take on more challenging and serious roles. Hollywood being what it is, she still spends a lot of time in this movie scantilly clad...but also delivers a performance of real depth as a party girl who married for money only to find herself trapped in a loveless marriage. When she starts to plot to have her husband killed, things start to go terribly wrong. The movie uses an unusual framing devise in having the action related in a series of flashbacks from the dead woman's diary as it is being read by her younger sister (also Eleniak). Paul Winfield also delivers a solid performance as an aging cop, somewhat similar to that of Gene Hackman's aging cop in the movie 'Falling Down'. While not exactly a masterpiece, and utilizing plot devises that have cropped up many times in other movies, the quality of the cast and the dead-on solid performance by Eleniak combine to lift this film over its B-movie cliches!Recomended