Killing Me Softly (2002)

A woman faces deadly consequences for abandoning her loving relationship with her boyfriend to pursue exciting sexual scenarios with a mysterious celebrity mountaineer.

Director:

Kaige Chen (as Chen Kaige)

Writers:

Sean French (novel) (as Nicci French) , Kara Lindstrom (screenplay)

Stars:

Heather Graham, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Heather Graham	...	Alice
Joseph Fiennes	...	Adam Tallis
Natascha McElhone	...	Deborah
Ulrich Thomsen	...	Klaus
Ian Hart	...	Senior Police Officer
Jason Hughes	...	Jake
Kika Markham	...	Mrs. Blanchard
Amy Robbins	...	Sylvie
Yasmin Bannerman	...	Joanna Noble
Rebecca Palmer	...	Michelle Stowe
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

Storyline

London website designer Alice was happy in a stable relationship with reliable, somewhat boring Jake, but quickly dumps him after falling in love at first sight and having wild sex with an overbearing hot hunk, even before she discovers it's the famous mountaineer Adam Tallis, a studly celebrity about whom a book is just being promoted. In no time they get married, despite anonymous warnings not to trust him. In Adam's presence she enjoys being his slavish sex-toy, but when alone at his place can't resist snooping into his past, thus finding out about women falling out of love with him and concluding her climbing rescuer is scarily, dangerously jealous, but she has no proof.

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Plot Keywords:

mountaineer | love | sex | love at first sight | black pantyhose | 

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Taglines:

How can you escape... what you can't resist? (US DVD)

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, some violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

MGM [United States]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 June 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

Feu de glace

Filming Locations:

Adelphi Building, John Adam Street, Strand, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$60,266 (Brazil) (20 December 2002)

Gross:

$20,613 (Hong Kong) (9 May 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Montecito Picture Company, The, Noelle Entertainment Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the picture of a naked Adele you can see a statue in the background. This is a reference to the Dutch translation of 'Nicci French''s novel "Killing me Softly" ("Bezeten van mij" in Dutch), as those certain statues are always used as covers in Dutch translations of Nicci French.

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Goofs

When Alice is being interviewed by the police, the papers on the table are sometimes in a file and sometimes not.

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Connections

Referenced in Indie Sex: Censored (2007)

User Reviews

Damn Sexy!

This movie was sexy, yet a little disturbing.

Heather Graham portrays an American who recently moved to London. She has a nice, safe relationship with her boyfriend, an Englishman who is very reliable. You can tell that they are both comfortable with each other, but because of that their romance has died off and has made things quite boring. One day, she encounters Adam, a mysterious man on the street. The looks they give each other are lustful and very intense. What chemistry! The looks itself were sexy and erotic! And can I just say...Joseph Fiennes is one helluva sexy man! Oh my goodness! He can play the hopeless romantic in Shakespeare in Love and the dangerous rugged type in this film.

Well anyway...they get involved in a very obssessive, sexual relationship. They get right down to business...the scenes are like whoa! Sexy Sexy Sexy! Eventually, all the lust turns into love. However, they know very little about each other which drives Graham's character, Alice, mad. Unexpected secrets are revealed...and believe me! they BIG secrets...which starts to crumble their affair.

I liked this movie a lot! It's not Oscar worthy...but its worth your time. This movie has a lot to offer...romance, sex, lust, drama, thrill, and most of all...entertainment!