Review – To Die For

I was actually impressed by Gus Van Sant’s use of subtle touches in this production. The basic plot is a true-crime retelling of a woman (Nicole Kidman) who uses sex to lure three high school students into killing her husband (Matt Dillon). The twist here is that our anti-heroine is obsessed with becoming a TV newscaster and frustrated that the closest she’s able to come is a nightly stint as a weather girl on a local cable service. Overall the story is dumb and predictable, but it takes an interesting twist now and then. I particularly enjoyed David Cronenberg’s cameo. Worth seeing