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Actors: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Kiss The Girls |
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The main events of this murder mystery revolve around a serial killer who kidnaps his victims and holds them captive in an underground lair. This suspense thriller stars Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd. Kiss the Girls is an excellent movie and fine entertainment.This is a film about Alex Cross, a Washington D.C. forensics psychologists who travels to Durham North Carolina to investigate the disappearance of his niece. Upon his arrival in Durham, Alex discovers that his niece has not been the only woman reported missing recently. With Alex's help and the help of Kate McTieran, a young doctor who recently escaped the killers clutches, they uncover some bizarre evidence that leads them from Durham to Los Angeles and back, before finally apprehending the killer.
--Michelle Rizzo, Resident Scholar
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A killer who calls himself Cassanova is kidnapping young women thoroughout the country. Washington D.C. cop Alex Cross(Morgan Freeman)is drawn to the case when he finds out his niece is one of the victims. He is brought to North Carolina where the investigation is taking place. One of the victims, Kate McTiernan(Ashley Judd)gets away. Once she recovers she offers to help out Cross find Cassanova and save the other victims who are being held captive. To find the killer they have to look closer to them then they think.
--Will Dame, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Kiss The Girls |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 70%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Challenging
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Murder Mystery?
Yes
Misc. Plotlets
- local police have IQ of houseplant
Special suspect?
- investigator him/herself
Kind of mystery?
- police procedural
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- catching/stopping killer
Criminal enemy is...
- law enforcement gone bad
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
- 60's-90's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
- short/standard curly (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- aggressive
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- very skinny (woman)
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
How much in movie?
- 60%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- killer
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- Northeast
- California
Forest?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- Washington D.C.
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- building
- cave
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 1
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- mission to rescue
- hand to hand
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- decapitated
- perforation--bullets
If this isn't a movie...
- Play
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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