As Jimmy, the teen sap who falls hard for Suzanne, Joaquin Phoenix is dead-eyed yet touchingly vulnerable -- a mush-mouthed angel.
To Die For
All she wanted was a little attention.
1995 · 1h 46m · R
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Gus Van Sant
Overview
Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.
Director and cast
- Gus Van Sant Director
- Nicole Kidman as Suzanne Stone Maretto
- Matt Dillon as Larry Maretto
- Joaquin Phoenix as Jimmy Emmett
- Casey Affleck as Russel Hines
- Illeana Douglas as Janice Maretto
- Alison Folland as Lydia Mertz
- Dan Hedaya as Joe Maretto
- Wayne Knight as Ed Grant
- Kurtwood Smith as Earl Stone
- Holland Taylor Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
If, like me, you find things to admire in all of Gus Van Sant's early films, you may be especially gratified by what he's done with a satirical anti-TV script by Buck Henry.
A smart and wicked delight
If you've hitherto failed to respond to the laid-back oddball appeal of Van Sant's movies, fear not: this is a sharp, consistently funny blend of black comedy and satire on the deleterious effects of television.
An irresistible black comedy and a wicked delight.
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