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Release Date:
10 May 2002 (Spain)
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A woman faces deadly consequences for abandoning her loving relationship with her boyfriend to pursue exciting sexual scenarios with a mysterious celebrity mountaineer. full summary | add synopsis
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(9 articles)
Banderas 'Wins' Worst Film Award
(From WENN. 30 September 2009, 9:16 AM, PDT)
Banderas, Liu appear on 'worst film' list
(From digitalspy. 29 September 2009, 12:09 AM, PDT)
(From WENN. 30 September 2009, 9:16 AM, PDT)
Banderas, Liu appear on 'worst film' list
(From digitalspy. 29 September 2009, 12:09 AM, PDT)
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What a Guilty Pleasure Is Made Of..
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Heather Graham | ... | Alice |
 | Joseph Fiennes | ... | Adam |
 | Natascha McElhone | ... | Deborah |
 | Ulrich Thomsen | ... | Klaus |
 | Ian Hart | ... | Senior Police Officer |
| Jason Hughes | ... | Jake |
| Kika Markham | ... | Mrs. Blanchard |
| Amy Robbins | ... | Sylvie |
| Yasmin Bannerman | ... | Joanna |
| Rebecca R. Palmer | ... | Michelle (as Rebecca Palmer) |
 | Ronan Vibert | ... | Alice's Boss |
 | Olivia Poulet | ... | Alice's Secretary |
| Ian Aspinall | ... | Alice's Work Colleague |
| Helen Grace | ... | Alice's Work Colleague |
| Oliver Ryan | ... | Bookshop Assistant |
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Rated R for strong sexuality, some violence and language.
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100 min | Spain:104 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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New Zealand:R18 |
Iceland:16 |
Malaysia:18SX (uncut version) |
Malaysia:U (cut version) |
Singapore:R(A) (cut) |
Finland:K-15 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:III |
Japan:R-18 |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Spain:18 |
UK:18 |
USA:R (cut) |
USA:Unrated |
Portugal:M/16 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:R |
Philippines:R-18
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Crew or equipment visible: When Alice is showing Deborah the Polaroids in the kitchen, there is movement reflected in the toaster and two white mugs in the cabinet that do not belong to the two characters.
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Erotic thrillers are nothing new. Everybody knows that. After Basic Instinct there was little territory left to explore in what regards the genre.. But can you call Killing Me Softly a cliché? Not Really. At least in my opinion. So what can explain the bad reviews and box office results? First it was a platform movie and not a wide release, second none of the leads are big stars, and third this genre normally doesn't have many financial results. So is it top notch? Well some things are, and others aren't at all. The cinematography and art direction is flawless and the soundtrack is very close to sublime. The screenplay is hardly what you can call acceptable, it is a lousy draft that should have been re-written, and while Chen Kaige's(the director) camera has some very interesting movements, it's the way he directs his actors that ruins everything. Heather Graham's performances is without a doubt one of the worst performances i remember watching in cinema, alright she looks stunning on screen and looks good naked, but is that enough? Not really. And also I believe the costume designer had some laughs at her expense, as she looks a corny doll sometimes. So what makes it good for me? Well I guess that everyone who likes this movie is not because of it's genuine qualities. I think that this is that sort of movie that it is so bad that it is actually very good. It's a future camp classic, the way it shows the British atmosphere and all..
The reason why Killing Me Softly isn't a better movie was because it is too rushed. The running time is way too short, Heather Graham is miscast )although she has chemistry with Joseph Fiennes), some of the dialogues are unbelievable and some scenes should have been longer and better scripted. But altogether as I told before this is a very very good guilty pleasure, that's why I give it a high score..