Der Kuß vor dem Tode (1991)
29KDer Kuß vor dem Tode: Directed by James Dearden. With James Bonfanti, Sarah Keller, Sean Young, Martha Gehman. A determined student murders his pregnant secret girlfriend and moves onto her twin sister who gradually becomes suspicious of her new lover.
“With a few changes, and for reasons known only to themselves, the powers that be remade 1956u0026#39;s u0026quot;A Kiss Before Dyingu0026quot; in 1991. Now the sisters are twins, and the plot is taken out further – rather than just getting engaged, Ellen now marries the killer. Thatu0026#39;s not a spoiler – we see him murder her sister in the first reel.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe original of this film, with Robert Wagner, Joanne Woodward, Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia Leith and Mary Astor was much more entertaining. This update is boring and acted in a lazy manner by its stars, Sean Young I, Sean Young II, and Matt Dillon. Isnu0026#39;t one Sean Young bad enough, we had to have two of them? Supporting players Diane Ladd and Max von Sydow have precious little to do. The only part I liked was the scene from u0026quot;Vertigou0026quot; on TV – but I do hope the director wasnu0026#39;t trying to compare himself to Hitchcock.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI donu0026#39;t understand Hollywoodu0026#39;s obsession with remakes, except that I suppose theyu0026#39;re cheaper because the studio already owns the property. But a fresh story line here and there wouldnu0026#39;t hurt. On top of which, it is a rare occasion when the remake is actually better. This is not one of those cases.”
