Single White Female

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Mike P 2d Vic Morow's daughter and Jane Fonda's niece duke it out for top billing in this well acted and satisfying if thoroughly unoriginal cat and mouse game thriller, about a young New York Software Designer who unwittingly brings a psychopath into her orbit, by hiring her as a roommate...This intense formula thriller is equal parts All About Eve, Persona and Fatal Attraction...(This was all part of the Roommate/girlfriend/babysitter/temp from hell trend of the 90s...). And they're doing it all in the Dakota from Rosemary's Baby, to top things off. Enjoyable enough. See more Eye C @ECinc Jan 10 It doesn’t aged very well, it’s ok, but I remembered much better. It’s interesting and stressful the craziness of the roommate. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jun 18 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas de terror são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Spike D @Spike93 Jun 7 A psychological thriller where someone hurts an animal. How original. See more Allan C Feb 9 Outside of BASIC INSTINCT, this is probably the best of the spate of trashy 90s erotic thrillers. Okay, okay, BOUND and THE LAST SEDUCTION are way better, but they both subvert the genre, whereas SINGLE WHITE FEMALE and BASIC INTINCT are pure, unironic examples of it. It's also worth noting that Brian DePalma had been making these sorts of thrillers since the 70s, with SISTERS, DRESSED TO KILL, and BODY DOUBLE. In this film, 90s business gal Bridget Fonda takes in roommate Jennifer Jason Leigh after breaking up with her cheating boyfriend, Steven Weber. Jason Leigh then becomes obsessed with Fonda to bonkers extremes. Her obsession reaches heights that border on parody, but I'm pretty sure the filmmakers and actors thought they were making a sexy Hitchcockian thriller. Directed by Barbet Schroeder, who made the sharp-witted REVERSAL OF FORTUNE, the darkly funny biopic of Charles Bukowski BARFLY, the underrated and somewhat forgotten crime thriller KISS OF DEATH, as well as a series of fine French films before moving to Hollywood, SINGLE WHITE FEMALE does stretch credulity and reaches some new heights of ridiculousness, but the Fonda and Jason Leigh (both spotting very odd wigs) are fantastic and fully commit to their bonkers roles. Schroeder treats the tawdry material as if it were REPULSION or DON'T LOOK NOW. Throw in the great character actor Stephen Tobolowsky as a creepy sexually harassing boss, who strangely (SPOILER ALERT!) gets a hero-turn in the film's climax between the warring roommates, a fine score by the consistently excellent Howard Shore (THE FLY, LORD OF THE RINGS), and fantastic photography from Italian cinematographer Luciano Tovoli, who's worked with the likes of Michelangelo Antonioni, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Dario Argento, how could you not love this trashy delight? FUN FACT! Jennifer Jason Leigh and Bridget Fonda's fathers, Vic Morrow and Peter Fonda, respectively, play adversaries in DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY. See more Mike P 06/09/2024 Solid formula thriller deserves better than a 58% Approval Rating!! Allie (aka Bridget Fonda) brakes up with Sam (Steven Webber) and is left alone in their giant NYC loft; needing a roommate. Unfortunately the girl she chooses to be her roommate, Hedra, (Jennifer Jason Leigh), is a codependent psycho; who immediately starts to take over her life; a la All About Eve. Hedra misses her long lost twin... And wants Allie to be the replacement...but that's another story. This one is stylish, effective and brilliantly acted, with many effective scenes and nice NYC location work which evokes classics like Rosemary's Baby. It is predictable, but so what? It works. Recommended See more Read all reviews

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