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Black Widow

5.7

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Original title

Black Widow

Year

1987

Running time

103 min.

Country

United States

Director

Bob Rafelson

Screenwriter

Ronald Bass

Cast

Music

Michael Small

Cinematography

Conrad L. Hall

Producer

20th Century Fox, Laurence Mark Productions

Genre

Thriller | Serial Killers. Cop Movies. Crime. Psychological Thriller

Synopsis

An attractive woman appears to have made her goal in life to marry rich men and collect the inheritance when they die. Nothing new there, except that to speed up the process she kills each of her husbands with a poison that leaves no trace. Hot on her trail is a keen female federal investigator who cannot convince people about the murders or that the same woman keeps inheriting the money.

Critics' reviews

"Director Bob Rafelson, one of the leading lights of the 1970s, makes a terrific comeback in a stylish piece that is as beguiling and lush as its central character."

Gene Siskel: Chicago Tribune
"The plot is gripping and relatively fast-paced, and Winger and Russell are excellent counterpoints to each other -- Winger is earthy and likable, and Russell is sexy and sinister"

Austin Chronicle
"Both Russell and Winger give solid performances, and the memory of the complex interplay between their ultimately not-so-very-different characters lingers long after the film has ended"

TV Guide
"There are things to enjoy - committed performances, Conrad Hall's elegant camerawork, a script that becomes pleasurably tortuous towards the end - but the film finally offers far less than meets the eye"

Time Out
"Comes on with the seductiveness of an expensive perfume that inevitably evaporates before the night is over."

Vincent Canby: The New York Times
"It really could have done with a few more thrills, either in the murder or the sexual perversity departments. Read full (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

William Thomas: Empire
"Winger gets a 10 on the charismometer and gives the film its warmth and innocence."

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post

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User history

Black Widow

1987

Bob Rafelson

5.7

(1,567)