Last Seduction, The

Movie Info

Genre(s): Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Steve Barancik

Directed by: John Dahl

Release Date:
Theatrical: October 26, 1994
DVD: March 23, 1998

Running Time: 110 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R

Starring Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, Bill Pullman, Michael Raysses, and Zack Phifer

Linda Fiorentino stars as the consummate femme fatale in this sexy thriller.

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Frank O. gave it a10:
John Dahl's best film to date...Fiorentino is awesome as one of film's best femme fatale...plays everyone for a sucker...Must see for film noir fans.

Paul H gave it a9:
Wonderful, Dahl's best moment as a director, it's been all down hill since this one.

James G. gave it a 10:
I Loved this film especially the sexual entertainment.

Pat C. gave it a 9:
The story is of the Fatal Attraction - Basic Instinct genre, relying on males who are both O.D.'d on testosterone and unfathomably stupid, and liberated women to prey upon them. As such it in itself is a mundane exposition of trivial issues and doesn't merit recognition. Case closed. Now about Fiorentino. She does not save this movie - she IS the movie. She displays her resentment of men who feel their lack of ennoblement qualifies them for her attentions (be careful what you wish for), and in the process gilds the lily of some fairly well written dialogue. She skips right past Thelma Louise introspection, femme fatale and alpha-male-wannabe stages to a hell-hath-no-fury demolition derby. She does not take prisoners nor shoot the wounded. She does to men what Sitting Bull did to Custer, and they come back for more. She has the feminist sensitivity of the antichrist and the single-mindedness of Kaiser Sholzay. She is "Species" without the alien culture baggage. And she is awesome in not only saving this picture but in turning it into an unprecedented must-see. Her domination of the project is thorough and complete, even though rumor has it she declined to make the sex scenes more graphic.

Yoon Min C. gave it a 1:
A vapid and hollow exercise that coyly uses noir conventions to subvert allgedly current notions on gender and power. Worst of all is the movie's cheerleading ugliness, its 'feminist' flagwaving. Noir films of the past also had femme fatales but they were mysterious and dark, fascinating ciphers. Fiorentino is merely repulsive and vile, and her deceptive uses of feminity are too nakedly obvious to have any effect on the audience except making them wink and nod and in turn slap her on the back for such daring acts of empowerment. Best noir movies leave us pessmisitc but also thoughtful; it's pulp philosophy at its best. This movie uses noir which is beyond the clutch of ideology for 'progressive' purposes and in the process mangles both noir and feminism.

Ben W. gave it a 9:
Linda Fiorentino was absolutely brilliant as the most likable bitch I've ever had the pleasure to watch, and it's f...ing ridiculous that she wasn't nominated for an Oscar just because the movie ran on cable before theatres. It's an amazing film.

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