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- 2001
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 29 m
- 2001
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 29 m
Summary An extremely depressed young woman (Blair) is literally on the brink of jumping from a high-rise bank tower when she is foiled by a robbery gone awry. (Seventh Art Releasing)
Directed By: Dana Lustig
Written By: Annette Goliti Gutierrez, Maria Ripoll, Dana Lustig
- 2001
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 29 m
- 2001
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 29 m
Kill Me Later
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5.5
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Summary An extremely depressed young woman (Blair) is literally on the brink of jumping from a high-rise bank tower when she is foiled by a robbery gone awry. (Seventh Art Releasing)
Directed By: Dana Lustig
Written By: Annette Goliti Gutierrez, Maria Ripoll, Dana Lustig
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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13% Positive
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1 Review
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
38% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
34
13% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
38% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Although the film's narrative line sometimes proves hard to follow, and some of the songs heard on the soundtrack seem to have little to offer beyond sheer noise, Kill Me Later is a gem, even if a little rough around the edges.
An edgy, energetic romantic thriller in the tradition of "Run Lola Run," "A Life Less Ordinary" and "Out of Sight."
About Lustig's direction. Badly employing all kinds of tricks like alternating film speed, jump cuts, and various color tints, she ultimately overpowers her actors and does in her own film.
The film's liabilities include Lustig's excessive reliance on flashy editing, tacky special effects and a blaring alterna-rock soundtrack that's used to make the characters' thoughts and motivations painfully obvious. Among its assets are the clever premise and generally appealing performances.
Shawn is clearly meant to have deep feelings, yet the filmmakers have saddled her -- and Blair -- with a shallow angst that bums out the whole movie.
Her every gesture exaggerated, Blair acts as if she's performing in a silent film, but unfortunately, the film itself isn't silent -- the jam-packed alterna-rock soundtrack further emphasizes the obvious.
The screenplay never begins to finds a workable balance between wit and adventure. And the performances in several smaller roles are so mechanical that they lend Kill Me Later the tone of a vanity production.
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Mixed or Average
Based on 10 User Ratings
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40% Positive
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