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Kiss or Kill

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Kiss or Kill (1997)

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Reviews Counted:26

Fresh:21

Rotten:5

Average Rating:7.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A pair of sexy young grifters take to the vast, desolate Nullabor Plain of South Australia after a mark accidentally dies, and keep coming across dead people. This quick, hip road flick in the... A pair of sexy young grifters take to the vast, desolate Nullabor Plain of South Australia after a mark accidentally dies, and keep coming across dead people. This quick, hip road flick in the tradition of "Kalifornia" was nominated for Australian awards for best actress, best actor, and best artistic direction. [More]

Starring: Frances O'Connor, Matt Day, Chris Haywood, Barry Otto

Starring: Frances O'Connor, Matt Day, Chris Haywood, Barry Otto, Andrew S. Gilbert, Barry Langrishe, Jennifer Bennett, Max Cullen

Director: Bill Bennett

Director: Bill Bennett
Screenwriter: Bill Bennett

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

One of the best thrillers Australia's produced

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03/11/06
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

No review available.

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08/27/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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inventive road movie

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06/29/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Makes what is familiar seem fresh.

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04/28/04
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A clever and lively entry from Australia than introduced the world to Frances O'Connor (A.I.).

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12/29/03
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online

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Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
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03/24/02
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A fresh and fast paced Australian drama about the mystery that resides in all people.

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03/01/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Imagine Terrence Malick's Badlands done as black comedy, with the rural atmosphere of Psycho and dialogue rubbed against flint.

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02/14/01
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
Los Angeles Times
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A mildly promising tale of lovers on the run.

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01/01/00
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Kiss or Kill is, after a shaky start, surprisingly good.

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01/01/00
Barbara Shulgasser
Barbara Shulgasser
San Francisco Examiner

Bennett tries to shake up the formula.

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01/01/00
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

This latest antipodean entry into the genre is fresh and funny, intelligent and powerful, miraculously finding new mileage within the oft-travelled staple.

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Ian Freer
Ian Freer
Empire Magazine

A chaotic-but-pointless exercise in mediocrity.

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James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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Gives the premise a few twists that make things interesting.

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01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

A cleverly disguised whodunit -- a murder mystery that looks, feels and moves unlike another other murder mystery.

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Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
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