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Kiss the Girls

1997

Gary Fleder

Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Tony Goldwyn ...

6.1

39,308

Thriller. Mystery Washington DC detective Dr. Alex Cross (Freeman) travels to North Carolina to investigate the apparent kidnapping of his niece. Aided by escaped kidnapee Kate McTiernan (Judd), Cross hunts down the kidnapper, who operates under the pseudonym "Casanova".

	Media	Author	Review
		Jack Mathews Los Angeles Times	"Fleder has directed three-quarters of a terrific movie and one-quarter of pure Hollywood baloney"
		Todd McCarthy Variety	"Replete with smart, capable characters and crimes so bizarre that they lend the film a suspiciously lurid nature, this tony suspenser is hampered by the presence of a villain who is all too obvious"
		Stephen Holden The New York Times	"[It] begins promisingly, then loses its direction as the demand for accelerated action overtakes narrative logic"
		Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"A tense, scary, perversely creepy thriller (...) A solid second film from director Gary Fleder"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Freeman and Judd are so good, you almost wish they'd decided not to make a thriller at all--had simply found a way to construct a drama exploring their personalities (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"A fake psychological thriller that turns into a garishly schlocky and implausible bogeyman hunt"
		Darren Bignell Empire	"[Fleder draws] the audience into emotional involvement with his characters, while weaving in the shock and twist demanded by the genre (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader	"Writer and director have no real interest in the characters or the story—they're just feigning feminism while cashing in."

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