Alicia I love this movie so much

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

thomnkiki I had to give this movie 9 stars out of ten because, having some background in Abnormal Psychology, this subject was very interesting to me. It is not often the subject of necrophilia is presented in a film that is non-academic or a complete gore fest. The portrayal of the main character's abnormal obsession with dead corpses was presented in a very enlightened and informed manner which was surprising. This deviant behavior was portrayed as being right and normal in the psyche of the necrophiliac and that is exactly how this type of necrophilia is described by those who have this particular type of compulsion/attraction. The sensitive, almost spiritual, love that the main character feels toward these cadavers is portrayed in a very ethereal manner and it allows us, the viewers, to almost understand the attraction. The inability of the main character to have a healthy relationship with a living being is also very common with this type of deviancy. That two people who have something of the same infatuation should be attracted to each other is not uncommon, nor is the willingness to be a participant in such a relationship. These are abnormal personality disorders and as such, cannot be judged by normal behavioral measures. This is a film that successfully taps into the psyche of this type of necrophilia that can manifest itself for no apparent reason. It is difficult to know how such abnormal behavior develops but there has been discussion that it may have something to do with aberrant development of the pre-frontal cortex in the brain, although it is not completely limited to this region. This type of development is difficult to predict or to even map within the realm of science much less cinematography. The director showed an inspired understanding of early manifested behavioral patterns that created a realistic lead-in to increased aberrant behavior. Good show!

talltale-1 Film lovers: Please don't pay too much attention to the Marco Devilboy review of this unusual film. I can understand someone not enjoying KISSED because it deals with a supremely unappetizing subject. But then it quietly, delicately opens up that subject (and the characters involved) and wraps the viewer in an embrace that becomes both irresistible and horrifying. The movie works. When I first saw it, it introduced me to a young actress I have since followed and never seen give a bad performance: Molly Parker. Peter Outerbridge is wonderful, too. Recalling this film now, several years after first watching it, such a rush of thoughts and feelings come back to me that I will probably have to see it once again. If you are willing to go somewhere you never imagined you would find yourself--and then deal with what you discover there--KISSED is not to missed.

hokeybutt KISSED (2+ outta 5 stars) So-so "controversial" Canadian drama... the kind of movie that people "oooh" and "aaah" over because it deals with such a "taboo" topic, in this case necrophilia. But just so the audience doesn't lose their sympathy and become too disgusted, the pervert is question is played by a sweet, adorable young girl (Molly Parker). Obsessed with death all her life, she becomes a mortician and then an embalmer... insuring that she gets to spend lots and lots of time alone with the objects of her desire. She meets up with a real live boy, too... and attempts a relationship... but he has his own problems, too... which are compounded when she tells him what she does with corpses... and he becomes more titillated than shocked. Well, you can probably guess how this is all going to end (i.e. not well). The movie is very short... and there are good performances by the two main characters... so it's relatively easy to watch... it just doesn't leave much of an impression once it's all over.

DarkFAE I loved this movie. I get so damn sick of the horror films that portray the funeral service and industry as gruesome, gory and horrifying. I am in the funeral service as well as mortuary school. First of all, I don't believe this movie is about necrophilia beneath the surface. It is about this woman's relationship with death. Gore, blood, guts and other stuff come from fear. There is no respect in that in my opinion. That is for people who are afraid of their own mortality. We are all going to die. It is beautiful that the director and writer were able to explore their relationship with death. Death is intriguing and dark because it is unknown. I think this movie really looked at the main character's relationship with death, herself and her own mortality through her love for the dead. Only, it was presented in a literal fashion. It seemed as though the plot was a great manifestation of the theme, which may be our understanding of life, death and rebirth. Yes, sex is life and death is rebirth. And yes, I find the idea of having sex with the dead literally repulsive, working with the dead on a daily basis. I don't believe that was the message of the movie. One thing I learned in the funeral service is that it is life that we deal with day to day, not death. It is helping the living deal with loss. That is love. If only there were more cerebral, psychological and spiritual movies that touch this topic but unfortunately we are left with gore!! Anyone know of any other movies like this?