Kill for Me (2013)

Two roommates with abusive men in their pasts consider murder as an option to help settle each other's problems.

Director:

Michael Greenspan

Writers:

Christopher Dodd (screenplay), Michael Greenspan (screenplay)

Stars:

Leah Gibson, Torrance Coombs, Shannon Chan-Kent

Cast

Cast overview:
Katie Cassidy	...	Amanda Rowe
Tracy Spiridakos	...	Hayley Jones
Donal Logue	...	Garret Jones
Adam DiMarco	...	Mark
Shannon Chan-Kent	...	Zoe
Torrance Coombs	...	Cameron
Chelah Horsdal	...	Maria Klein
Ryan Robbins	...	Detective Ferris
Colin Lawrence	...	Detective Howe
Leah Gibson	...	Natalie Ross
Andrew Zachar	...	Steve
Graham Croft	...	Vet
Joanne Wilson	...	Newscaster
Crystal Mudry	...	Girl Outside Bar

Storyline

The college student Natalie Ross goes missing and her friend and roommate Amanda Rowe accuses her ex-boyfriend Cameron McClure to the police. However nothing is proved against Cameron and Amanda's roommate Zoe decides to rent Natalie's room to share the expenses of their house. They accept the student Hayley Jones and she gets close to Amanda. When the upset Cameron threatens Amanda, Hayley defends her and they have a close relationship. Soon Cameron breaks in their house and hits Amanda; however Hayley arrives at home and hits Cameron on the head with an axe. Hayley convinces Amanda to hide the corpse, burying in the farm of her abusive father Garret Jones. Then she tries to convince Amanda to kill Garret, but Amanda refuses. Hayley kidnaps Amanda's friend Mark to force Amanda to kill her father. What will Amanda do?

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Plot Keywords:

roommate | lesbian kiss | three word title | lesbian sex | rough lesbian sex | 

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Taglines:

What wouldn't you do for your roommate?

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kill for Me

Filming Locations:

Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Independent Edge Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Near the end of the movie, when the police arrives, the blood on Amanda's forehead vanishes.

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Quotes

Hayley Jones: [returning from burying the body, parking car] Zoe's not home yet, so that's good. It's over. Never happened. Say it.
Amanda Rowe: [numbly] Never happened.
Hayley Jones: Say it again.
Amanda Rowe: It never happened.

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Soundtracks

Castles
Written by Leonard Jay Jackson and Laura Jane Scott
Performed by Laura Jane Scott

User Reviews

A slick, sexy, edgy thriller

Kill for Me was a surprisingly efficient direct to DVD thriller, with shades of Diabolique, Wild Things and Monster. The film has an old-fashioned vibe about it and took its time developing the story and its characters. At the same time it didn't reveal too much, making the film very suspenseful, mysterious and sexy. The film didn't have too much violence but when it did it was shocking enough to make you feel uneasy. With all of the lousy thrillers being released to theaters every year, Kill for Me is a breath of fresh air even though it might be too straightforward sometimes for more hardcore genre buffs.

Katie Cassidy was absolutely stunning in this film; she gives her very best performance of her career so far! Katie plays Amanda, a college student who is trying to move on after her roommate and friend vanishes without a trace. Amanda is also dealing with an abusive ex-boyfriend who is now stalking her; she decides to look for a new roommate to help pay the rent. She soon meets Hailey who also is trying to movie on from an abusive and tormented past, they instantly become roommates and form a bond that leads to a sinister turn of events. Hailey is played by newcomer Tracy Spiridakos, who also stars in the series Revolution. Tracy gives a captivating performance and I couldn't keep my eyes off of her, she is a promising new talent to keep tabs on in the future. Donal Logue, who is from one of my favorite series that is now canceled, Grounded for Life, makes a surprising turn as Hailey's dad and was quite good.

Director, Michael Greenspan definitely improved his game here than his last effort Wrecked, which was a very disappointing movie and was on my bottom list of 2011. His latest film Kill for Me was atmospheric, suspenseful and has a great twist ending that was satisfying for the most part. Sure the premise is nothing all that new, but the way he handle it though, made it his own effective thriller of wronged women getting revenge. The writing wasn't fantastic but it's an improvement from his last picture as it's much more coherent with Christopher Dodd teaming up with him again since working on the film Wrecked. They definitely took a step in the right direction this time around.

Overall, Kill for Me is the first good thriller of 2013. It has two appealing leading ladies, brooding atmosphere, suspenseful story and a satisfying twist ending. Nothing too original here though, but still it's a well executed film. Recommended! 7 out of 10