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It's a really great erotic thriller that has elements of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (like the murder of the female lead early on in the movie) and of giallo movies (the killer using a straight razor as a murder weapon, the visuals, and the emphasis on sex and sexuality).
6 days ago · Image by MGM. Amazon Prime fans can now rent or buy one of the most daringly sensual and erotic horror films of recent decades, Dressed to Kill, a 1980 psycho-killer thriller written and directed ...
“Dressed to Kill” is an exercise in style, not narrative; it would rather look and feel like a thriller than make sense. Its plot has moments of ludicrous implausibility, it nearly bogs down at one point near the end and it cheats on us with the old “it was only a dream!” gimmick.
The movie is not just about the fantasies of those within, but the audience as well. Liz is set up to get the documents from Elliott's office by a detective who dresses like a pimp. In order to get the documents, she has to undress to her undies and then tells a story about an intruder in her house who forces her to have sex - it's a rape ...
Jul 6, 2022 · One controversial movie from the past that would never get released today is Brian DePalma’s Dressed to Kill (1980). But you could just as easily analyze numerous controversial films since then...
- Charles Switzer
Exquisitely directed by DePalma and bearing the key signifiers of a prototypical Erotic Thriller, Dressed to Kill does contribute to the problematic depiction of trans women as killers,...
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Reviewed by: Robert Munro. Dressed To Kill remains a sumptuous and provocative film long after its initial release, welcoming viewers with its alluring score and softly lit images before teasing and tormenting both its audience and characters alike.
