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Kiss or Kill

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Traumatized by a horrific incident from her childhood, petty criminal Nikki (Frances O'Connor) picks up lonely businessmen and robs them with the help of her faithful boyfriend, Al (Matt Day). After one of their marks (Geoff Revell) accidentally ends up dead, the couple discovers he was in possession of a videotape that shows football legend Zipper Doyle (Barry Langrishe) committing sex crimes. Soon the lovers are being chased through the Australian outback by both Zipper and the police.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 12, 2002 Full Review Jack Mathews Los Angeles Times Imagine Terrence Malick's Badlands done as black comedy, with the rural atmosphere of Psycho and dialogue rubbed against flint. Feb 14, 2001 Full Review Betsy Sherman The Improper Bostonian Diverting, but hardly a classic. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 6, 2024 Full Review Travis Johnson Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) An experimental, confronting riff on a well-worn genre trope, dripping with atmosphere, and packed with excellent performances. Aug 16, 2021 Full Review Tara Judah In Film Australia Largely improvised to great effect, Kiss or Kill is a film that adheres to a classical narrative paradigm complete with plot causality whilst offering another level of reflection thereupon for a clued-in cine-literate audience. Jan 24, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The greatest thriller ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member I saw this at the cinema when this first came out and really enjoyed it. Around 20 years later, it is still a good movie and not all that dated considering. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Clumsily acted and directed, and very irritating editing. The story was overwrought and cheesy in parts. There were some decent moments, but perhaps the budget prevented this movie from achieving what it might have otherwise. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Gee this was a good film. Great performances Frances O'Connor should have such a bigger career than she does. Really well directed and the use of music is fascinating, in the fact that the film has none. Amazingly it really adds to the atmosphere. Great scenery too, in places that aren't usually captured on film (I believe outback SA). I really need to watch it again. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Gee this was a good film. Great performances Frances O'Connor should have such a bigger career than she does. Really well directed and the use of music is fascinating, in the fact that the film has none. Amazingly it really adds to the atmosphere. Great scenery too, in places that aren't usually captured on film (I believe outback SA). I really need to watch it again. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member A great thriller from Australia which plays like Badlands in the Outback. Frances O'Conner is excellent. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Traumatized by a horrific incident from her childhood, petty criminal Nikki (Frances O'Connor) picks up lonely businessmen and robs them with the help of her faithful boyfriend, Al (Matt Day). After one of their marks (Geoff Revell) accidentally ends up dead, the couple discovers he was in possession of a videotape that shows football legend Zipper Doyle (Barry Langrishe) committing sex crimes. Soon the lovers are being chased through the Australian outback by both Zipper and the police.
Director
Bill Bennett
Producer
Bill Bennett, Jennifer Cluff
Screenwriter
Bill Bennett
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$790.9K
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround