To Die For 1995

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: An irresistible black comedy and a wicked delight. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: If, like me, you find things to admire in all of Gus Van Sant's early films, you may be especially gratified by what he's done with a satirical anti-TV script by Buck Henry. Read more

CNN.com: It's highly recommended. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: As Jimmy, the teen sap who falls hard for Suzanne, Joaquin Phoenix is dead-eyed yet touchingly vulnerable -- a mush-mouthed angel. Read more

David Ansen, Newsweek: A smart and wicked delight Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: To Die For has its share of truly delicious sequences, and some biting dialogue worth killing for. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Nicole Kidman's work here is inspired. Her clothes, her makeup, her hair, her speech, her manner, even the way she carries herself (as if aware of the eyes of millions) are all brought to a perfect pitch. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: To Die For could have been a great film. It's not, but it shows what Nicole Kidman can do. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: If you've hitherto failed to respond to the laid-back oddball appeal of Van Sant's movies, fear not: this is a sharp, consistently funny blend of black comedy and satire on the deleterious effects of television. Read more

Hal Hinson, Washington Post: Though it may seem less individualistic, less personal than Van Sant's past work, you can feel his sensibility and his talent in every frame. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: The delicately featured Phoenix (yes, River's brother) has an extraordinary, chic-oddball presence. Read more