The Last Seduction
October Films | Release Date: October 26, 1994 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
85
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Directed with playful wit and energy, with steamy sex scenes played as much for laughs as anything else. Read full review
100
The New York TimesElvis Mitchell
A devilishly entertaining crime story with a heroine who must be seen to be believed, is as satisfying an ensemble piece as “Red Rock West.” [26 October 1994, p. C13]
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A movie that is not only ingenious and entertaining, but liberating, because we can sense the story isn't going to be twisted into conformity with some stupid formula. Read full review
100
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Legs flashing and eyes smouldering and brain scintillating, Fiorentino serves up each facet with venomous glee - it's a performance that mixes a main course of Bette Davis with a side order of La Femme Nikita, and it's mesmerizing. Read full review
90
VarietyDavid Stratton
Pacing is on the button, and the film moves inexorably, without any flat moments, toward the suspenseful, if morally indefensible, finale. Read full review
80
Washington PostRita Kempley
A steely neo-noir thriller with a nasty comic veneer. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Unlike the classic noirs, this is grounded in neither a recognizable social reality nor a metaphysical sense of doom--just a lot of sexy attitude, humping, and heavy breathing. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleAlison Macor
A carefully constructed thriller whose clever dialogue keeps pace with its fascinating lead actress. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Director John Dahl has fun with this material, filming the modern-day noir potboiler with such gusto that it's impossible not to fall under its spell. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineStaff(Not Credited)
A dark, expertly contrived display of paranoid nastiness; it's so gleefully mean that only the most tender-hearted viewer could resist going along for the ride. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
A spirited attempt at modern film noir, and huge parts of it are enjoyable. Read full review
70
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
The movie has a hard forties snap to it -- lust is a weapon and love is a letdown. Read full review
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