Boobirt
Stylish but barely mediocre overall
Libramedi
Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant
Troy_VA
IMDb only allows whole number ratings so I couldn't give this a 6.9. Kill for Me features a fairly simple plot (or so we were led to believe at first) which turns topsy-turvy before ending in a surprisingly well- done climax. Some reviewers say the ladies entered into an agreement, inferring that everything was planned from shortly after they started rooming together and became lovers. That's a totally false presumption and I would assume that those reviewers didn't watch the movie and/or are just repeating reviews they have read. The reviewer dalcanon41 from London said he only watched the first 10 minutes and then warned people to not waste their entire evening like he did watching this movie. Heh. I spent the entire 95 minutes watching it and had no problem staying focused and enjoying the roller coaster ride from beginning to end.The two female leads (Katie Cassidy as Amanda and Tracy Spiridakos as Hayley) did an outstanding job of appearing sexy and vulnerable yet capable of taking care of themselves if necessary. The rest of the cast was good but the only other actor who was almost as good as the leads was Donal Logue as Hayley's enigmatic father. If you enjoy thrillers and/or murder mysteries that keep your brain engaged from start to finish, beautiful women who can also act in the leads and a very competent director and supporting cast, I highly recommend watching Kill for Me.
wvisser-leusden
'Kill for me' deals with a serious issue: violence against women. Which does not make it a film to relax with, neither does it leave you with a pleasant aftertaste.This may be responsible for its modest 5,5 evaluation. However, one feels this score underestimates the quality of 'Kill for me'.In this respect, first of all we should consider its storyline. Coherent, with complications ingeniously dealt with, gradually releasing its surprising developments throughout. This surely breathes quality.The same goes for the acting. In particular that of the two female leads who competently carry 'Kill for me' to its end. Quite in line with its issue, the girls appear as normal humans -- devoid of glamor or other shining gadgets. This approach connects well with the film's background, the countryside of British Columbia. As well as with the quality of its shooting: just competent, and no more.
toddinator2004
I Just wanted to point out that I've just watched this and I'm definitely not in any way involved in the production of it as so many seem to be accusing others of. I'm not reviewing every detail as many have already but I must say Katie Cassidy is absolutely stunning and really puts forth a great performance here as well as the lovely Tracy Spiridakos. I gave it a solid 8. I'm just not sure where these people are getting a 1 from....have they seen what I've just seen? There are far far worse movies out there. Battleship for instance is certainly a horrible movie and deserves a 1. I was thoroughly entertained from start to finish and that's more than I can say about a lot of the other movies I've seen recently. I suggest checking it out. Is it Oscar worthy? No. Is worthy of an hour and a half of your time? Certainly!
Robert W.
I don't know how I keep getting tricked into sitting through this deplorable cheap horror films. 99% of them are bad, bad, bad. I enjoy both of the female leads in this movie from their perspective TV Shows but this was just an attempt on their part to crack their squeaky clean image and turn in an absolutely dumb thriller. I would call it TV quality but I'm not even sure it is that. The pacing for the film is excruciating. It should have been a half hour TV episode or short film and instead they drag it, and I mean drag it, into feature length. The film banks on the sex sells angle by ignoring any real character development and hoping that watching two hot women make out for no reason is enough to keep you watching. Hot? Sure for 30 seconds and then you want there to be an actual movie...but it never happens for this. I watched a similar low budget film called "Girls Against Boys" earlier this month and it was so superior...I can't even explain how much better it was. This film tries to pretend it has twists and turns but you simply don't care where its going for most of the film. They slapped it together on the lowest possible budget and managed to get it produced.The only reason I am giving this a 4/10 is due to our two leading women. Katie Cassidy actually does an okay job with what she is given in this terrible script. I mean shame on her for doing something so awful because anyone would have to know this was bad but she does okay and she's watchable in the role. Tracy Spiridakos whom I have only ever seen on TV's Revolution plays Hayley, the incredibly troubled roommate to Cassidy. She is also very good considering she is known for being a squeaky clean good girl on TV. Cassidy and have good chemistry although awkward because they force them together for some twisted romance that makes no sense to the story. Donal Logue could have been a good villain type character if he had been in the hands of a better writer. Instead he is incredibly predictable, cookie cutter copy of every other white trash abuser in movies. He is wasted in the story which is unfortunate because his character is vital. Even after the big twist reveal his character does not get any better. Supporting cast are mostly unknown Canadian actors and no one stands out particularly whatsoever in their roles.As it turns out I have seen both director Michael Greenspan's feature length movie. This one and Wrecked. So he's two for two in my books creating a sub-par thriller. In some ways this reminds me of the old 80's "Blue" movies like Bedroom Eyes or something similar and that is the furthest thing from a compliment, I assure you. Towards the end there is some really big twists and turns that in a better film might have been really significant. It does perhaps make the whole movie just slightly better than complete crap but it doesn't matter because the entire film has bad pacing, poor character development, and a mess of a script. Even the most hardcore horror/thriller fans won't find much to redeem this stinker. 4/10
