The Last Seduction

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The Last Seduction

R

1994

1h 50m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

Romance

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Looking to escape her unhappy marriage, villainous femme fatale Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) convinces her husband, Clay (Bill Pullman), to sell cocaine, then steals the profits and runs out on him. She stops in a small town en route to Chicago, where she ensnares her next conquest, insurance man Mike Swale (Peter Berg). After getting a job at his insurance company, Bridget convinces Mike to run a scam -- but things take a deadly turn when she recruits him to help get rid of her husband.

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Critics Consensus

Like Body Heat, The Last Seduction updates film noir techniques for a modern era, imbuing this erotic film with '90s snark.

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Joshua Katzman

Chicago Reader

06/06/2022

3/4

While The Last Seduction isn’t anywhere near the complex and disturbing masterpiece that Chinatown is, it does contain more social commentary than has generally been ascribed to it.

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

02/12/2008

The movie is a spirited attempt at modern film noir, and huge parts of it are enjoyable.

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Rita Kempley

Washington Post

02/12/2008

What Sharon Stone did for the ice pick, Linda Fiorentino does for the ice princess.

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Elissa Suh

Moviepudding (Substack)

05/22/2023

Pulling him into her orbit, she spills a wickedness onto entire canvas, leaving us with no choice but to lay in thrall of her swaggering competence. May we never never cross paths.

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Imran Khan

PopMatters

10/11/2019

8/10

Linda Fiorentino pulls out all the stops and delivers a tour-de-force performance in John Dahl's gripping neo-noir, The Last Seduction, a film full of blue moods, dark humour, and hairpin turns.

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Lesley Thornton

Independent on Sunday

01/18/2019

Linda Fiorentino...gives a wisecracking, ball-breaking, riveting performance in John Dahl's The Last Seduction.

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matthew d

@Gooseo Jan 11

I missed this one in the 90s even being a fiorentino fan. But this one just didn't do it for me. It had good elements and a plot BUT...... I felt it just relied solely on the lead characters cruelty, viciousness, and sexual promiscuity to carry the movie and grossly disappointed with a poorly written ending that feels more like the rushed final page to a failing student's midterm paper.

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Mo S.

@9mr_0 Nov 30

جميل جدا التلاعب العقلي الخطط و الذكاء المخرج غطى القصه من كل جوانبها و خلى النهاية اشبه بالمفتوحه خلى الحكم للمشاهد هل تستحق بعد كل ما فعلته ان تنجو ام تستحق العقاب

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Erik S

Nov 22

This was a roller coaster of inept character development, horrible writing, and nonsensical plot. The wife beating character played by Bill Pullman is sadly the most sympathetic character. The fact that Double Indemnity is even referenced in this, is offensive. Peter Berg's character is neither relatable or remotely comprehensible. There could have been a decent movie in this but every turn made to try to make it interesting is either clumsy or dumfoundedly confusing. I hate myself for having seen this.

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Simon T

@Bucksplit Aug 30

If Linda Fiorentino wasn't such a cracking actress, it would be a real challenge to stay the course with this amoral femme uberfatale as she plots and schemes. Fortunately she is, and John Dahl's neo-noir is a hoot, negotiating the serpentine plot with wit and speed, and flavouring the darkest moments with a mordant humour. Joseph Vitarelli's terrific jazz score is the cherry on the cake.

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Glen H

Jul 29

A modern classic that's only dated by its "erotic" elements. Florentino and the cast are pitch perfect. But Dahl is the driving force behind this and all his other excellent neo-noirs. I just wish the ending felt a bit more believable. This is where Dahl's films tend to lose a bit of steam, where the believability of the character motivations take a bit of a stretch for the sake of the noir-driven conclusion. But all in all, right up there as a modern classic.

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Horror fan 4

@Horrorfan4life Jul 7

An excellent erotic thriller. Linda Florentino gives a great performance. Tim Treakle

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Synopsis

Looking to escape her unhappy marriage, villainous femme fatale Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) convinces her husband, Clay (Bill Pullman), to sell cocaine, then steals the profits and runs out on him. She stops in a small town en route to Chicago, where she ensnares her next conquest, insurance man Mike Swale (Peter Berg). After getting a job at his insurance company, Bridget convinces Mike to run a scam -- but things take a deadly turn when she recruits him to help get rid of her husband.

Director: John Dahl
Producer: Jonathan Shestack
Screenwriter: Steve Barancik
Distributor: October Films
Production Co: Incorporated Television Company
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 26, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.8M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo, Ultra-Stereo

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