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A hypnotically fascinating tale of illicit passion and deadly deception, Killing Me Softly is one of the most erotic thrillers to hit the screen in recent memory. This tense adaptation of Nicci French’s bestselling novel offers Heather Graham the best role she’s had since Boogie Nights, and the depiction of her steamy sexual odyssey is an envelope-pushing triumph, thanks to the sure-handed direction of Chen Kaige. Graham portrays an American research scientist living in London, trapped in a mundane job and committed to an unfulfilling relationship. A handsome, charismatic mountaineer (Joseph Fiennes) with a mysterious past lures her out of her routine. Their secretive affair, typified by kinky sex and unnecessarily risky antics, jolts the scientist out of her complacency -- until she accidentally discovers that her lover has been involved in some particularly seamy activities. Graham and Fiennes sizzle in their sex scenes, while Natasha McElhone and Ian Hart offer able support. As usual for such films, the viewer is led down the garden path toward one conclusion and then abruptly diverted as unexpected events point to a shocking surprise ending. Killing Me Softly makes a worthy addition to the roster of erotically charged suspense films that includes Body Heat, Basic Instinct, and Body of Evidence. Ed Hulse

All Movie Guide

The director of such highly regarded films as Yellow Earth (1984) and Farewell, My Concubine (1993), Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige makes his English-language debut with this erotic thriller adapted from the novel by Nicci French. Alice (Heather Graham) is an American Web designer living in Illinois who falls for a ruggedly handsome mountain climber named Adam (Joseph Fiennes). Bored with her dull love live, sparks begin to fly when Alice and Adam have a chance meeting at a stoplight, and it isn't long before the couple are living together and Adam proposes. With their heated romance taking on hints of mild S & M following their wedding, Alice's realization that she knows very little about her new spouse begins to take on ominous undertones when she discovers that his former fiancée died under mysterious circumstances. Allegations of rape and more missing lovers soon prompt Alice to continue her increasingly disturbing investigation toward answers she may not be ready to accept. Jason Buchanan

Product Details

• UPC: 027616876522
• Source: MGM (VIDEO & DVD)
• Region Code: 1
• Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1), Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
• Presentation: Pan & Scan, Wide Screen
• Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Français, Español
• Time: 1:40:00
• Sales Rank: 43,939

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