To Die For (1995)

To Die For: Directed by Gus Van Sant. With Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck. A beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive.

“This is black comedy at its finest,a wonderfully incisive film.Iu0026#39;ve seen it many times and it gets better with every viewing.This is one of Gus Van Sants best films,right up there with Drugstore Cowboy.This was the film that proved Nicole Kidman was a force to be reckoned with.Its a brutally good part,and she doesnu0026#39;t waste it.Giving a genuinely unhinged performance,as well as a jaw droppingly sexy one.The performances are all excellent though,Dillon plays the poor dumb schmuck who doesenu0026#39;t know what heu0026#39;s let himself in for with ease.Joaquin Phoenix is great as probably the dimmest character in movie history!Best of all is Illeana Douglas as Dillons wonderfully cynical sister.u0026quot;What did i first think of her?-Four letters beginning with u0026#39;cu0026#39;,you know……cold!u0026quot; This is beautifully put together using mock docu footage,flashbacks,and straight filmaking.Clever,intelligent,and razor sharp,films like this are all to rare.Look out for director David Cronenberg,in a wickedly good cameo!”