Die eiskalte Clique (2000)
36KDie eiskalte Clique: Directed by Mary Lambert. With Susan Ward, Lori Heuring, Matthew Settle, Nathan Bexton. A mentally disturbed young woman takes a job at a posh country club and falls in with a clique of wealthy college kids where she’s taken under the wing of the clique’s twisted leader, who harbors some dark secrets too terrifying to tell.
“This beach-club teen murder mystery was pummeled by the critics and lasted about three weeks in theaters before beating a hasty retreat to the rental market. Like all films that foster extreme comments and establish preconceived expectations, this one failed to live up (or should I say down) to them. It wasnu0026#39;t great, but it wasnu0026#39;t anywhere near as bad as its critics say it was.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story was actually good, in a puerile way. What I liked about it was that it accurately portrayed the immature backbiting and excessive preoccupation with superficialities that are common among teens. In certain ways, the story was predictable. It was easy to foresee that Adrien (Lori Heuring) was kidding herself if she thought there was no ulterior motive behind Brittanyu0026#39;s (Susan Ward) open acceptance of an outsider into the group. What was cleverly presented and not so obvious was Brittanyu0026#39;s motive.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe production was TV quality. Director, Mary Lambert has mostly TV credits on her resume and didnu0026#39;t push the envelope. The acting was mediocre at best. Both Lori Heuring and Susan Ward were passable but unpolished and they lacked subtlety. The rest of the cast was far worse.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film will probably find a niche with teens and twenty-something young adults, but I donu0026#39;t think it is camp enough to attain cult status. I rated it a 5/10. Itu0026#39;s not terrible, but it really doesnu0026#39;t distinguish itself in any meaningful way.”
