Rent The Last Seduction (1994)
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- Synopsis:
Linda Fiorentino stars as Bridget Gregory, the most memorably evil and sexy of all cinema femmes fatales; the woman who "makes Stanwyck in Double Indemnity look like Snow White!" (Leonard Maltin) Beautiful, intelligent and ambitious, Bridget Gregory persuades her doctor husband Clay (Bill Pullman) to enter a $700,000 cocaine deal so they can pay off a loan shark. She then takes off with the money and hides out in a small town where she becomes involved with young , dumb Swale (Peter Berg). Clay hires Harlan (Bill Nunn), a tenacious private investigator, to track down his wife and the money. As the pair close in, Bridget embroils Swale in an elaborate and deadly scheme to be rid of them once and for all. - Actors:
- Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, Bill Pullman, Michael Raysses, Zack Phifer, Brien Varady, Dean Norris, Donna W. Scott, Mik Scriba, J.T. Walsh, Erik-Anders Nilsson, Patricia R. Caprio, Herb Mitchell, Bill Nunn, Renee Rogers, Billy Stevenson, Walter Addison, Anne Flanagan, Mike Lisenco, Serena
- Directors:
- John Dahl
- Producers:
- Jon Shestack
- Writers:
- Steve Barancik
- Others:
- Irène Jacob
- Studio:
- Carlton Video
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/01/2015
- Run Time:
- 110 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Original theatrical trailer [HD]
- 'The Art of Seduction' - making-of documentary
- Behind-the-scenes footage
- Image gallery [HD]
- Deleted scenes
- Director's Cut with commentary
- Alternate ending with commentary
- 'Tomorrow I Die' - an episode of 'Fallen Angels'
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes special features (DVD)
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Reviews (3) of The Last Seduction
Last Seduction - The Last Seduction review by CP Customer
Brilliant modern film noir
Linda Fiorentino is the femme fatale in this tense erotic thriller - The Last Seduction review by Philip in Paradiso
Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) works as a telemarketing manager in a company based in New York City. Clay, her husband, is a dodgy doctor who is in debt to a loan shark. He decides to sell pharmaceutical cocaine to drug dealers, making $700,000 in the process. Once home, Clay hits Bridget in the face after a brief argument, when she insults him. Bridget runs away from their apartment with the money, heading for Chicago. The film develops from that point onwards.
Bridget is an attractive, sexy and bold young woman, who is predatory and cynical. She is the dangerous femme fatale who manipulates gullible, naive, unintelligent and gormless men with ease, using her intelligence and her sex appeal to devastating effect. The story develops in unexpected ways, until its spectacular ending. Overall, it is a good film. However, it is not a masterpiece of the genre, in my view. If you want a masterpiece along such lines, watch "Body Heat" with William Hurt and the sultry, mysterious Kathleen Turner.
There are several problems with "The Last Seduction". First of all, Linda Fiorentino lacks a certain aura or mystery, in my opinion, to be the ultimate femme fatale: it simply isn't her style, at any rate in this movie. She is hard-nosed, cynical and efficient - almost too much. Second, the men in the film are caricatures: they truly are dumb and weak, all of them, to the point where they are not credible. The lead male actors are not that good, in my view: whether it is intentional or not, they are totally dominated by the character played by Linda Fiorentino. The problem is that she finds it too easy to trick them into doing what she wants: it drains the film of tension, in a way. So, a good film but, if you want the real McCoy, watch "Body Heat", which is a masterpiece let down by its dull title.
Poorly executed film noir - The Last Seduction review by TC
This movie was included in 1001 Movies book and we had high expectations otherwise this film perhaps deserved 3 stars. The scenario was good but poorly executed - unconvincing acting, dialogues and repetitive music.