Killing Me Softly (2002)

Killing Me Softly: Directed by Kaige Chen. With Heather Graham, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone, Ulrich Thomsen. A woman faces deadly consequences for abandoning her loving relationship with her boyfriend to pursue exciting sexual scenarios with a mysterious celebrity mountaineer.

“u0026quot;Killing Me Softlyu0026quot; has one of those scripts that just donu0026#39;t give the audience a break – not only does it set up an improbable situation, but the big u0026quot;twistu0026quot; at the end is also mind-numbingly predictable (unless perhaps you havenu0026#39;t seen a thriller before in your life). The chemistry between the two leads is also lacking; Fiennes brings some physical magnetism to his role but as far as his acting is concerned, heu0026#39;s an inexpressive bloke, while Heather Graham is ALL TOO expressive – she overemphasizes every emotion her character is supposed to feeling by making faces at the camera. Besides, sheu0026#39;s not even that attractive; even her co-star in this particular film, Natascha McElhone, blows her out of the water in that department. In spite of all that, Chen Kaigeu0026#39;s direction is good, and he creates some suspenseful moments. So I give the film a generous u0026quot;** out of 4u0026quot; rating.”