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Kill Me Later

Not every hostage wants to be saved!

2001 · 1h 29m · R Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Directed by Dana Lustig

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Overview

Her goldfish dead, her lover exposed as a rat, Shawn Holloway leaves her bank post and goes to the roof intent on suicide. Before she can leap, she's taken hostage by Charlie Anders, a fleeing bank robber. He and his partners have stolen a million in cash and plan to escape to Venezuela. Shawn agrees to cooperate if Charlie promises to kill her once he's in the clear. Parts of the plan go awry, so Charlie has time to try to pierce her bleak manner and self pity, and she has time for reflection. As night falls, their interlude ends: they're each alone, Charlie facing prison as the police close in, and Shawn staring down at a river from atop a high bridge.

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All reviews
26%
Tomatometer
Rotten

By the end of it, you'll wish you had just stayed home and watched Total Request Live.

Ken Switzer, Village Voice
Rotten

Badly employing all kinds of tricks ... [Lustig] ultimately overpowers her actors and does in her own film.

Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz
Fresh

An edgy, energetic romantic thriller.

Lael Loewenstein, Variety
Fresh

Happily the filmmakers here are more interested in its people and their lives than in the chase that follows.

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

The kind of quirky film the movie world could use more of in these days of cookie-cutter studio pictures.

Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

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