Kill Me Later
Kill Me Later
R | 14 September 2001 (USA)
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Her goldfish dead, her lover exposed as a rat, Shawn Holloway leaves her bank post and goes to the roof intent on suicide. Before she can leap, she's taken hostage by Charlie Anders, a fleeing bank robber. He and his partners have stolen a million in cash and plan to escape to Venezuela. Shawn agrees to cooperate if Charlie promises to kill her once he's in the clear. Parts of the plan go awry, so Charlie has time to try to pierce her bleak manner and self pity, and she has time for reflection. As night falls, their interlude ends: they're each alone, Charlie facing prison as the police close in, and Shawn staring down at a river from atop a high bridge.

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Pepedrabbit .

***SPOILER ALERT***The plot of this movie is easy to summarize. A suicidal girl is taken hostage, but bonds with the assailant from whom she extracts a promise to kill her once they escape. If it was her plan to die anyway, what does it matter who does it? You would think you could write the rest of the story and the ending. You'd be wrong.There are not so much plot twists as there are subtle shifts in direction. I like the little oddities. The fact that the thief is English. If this happened in New York, it wouldn't be surprising. But this takes place in Washington state. There is the other little oddity I noticed. They are so close to the Canadian border that, in one shot, you could see the Canada Mail postboxes.Even though the ending is predictable, how they get there will, once again, surprise you.Watch it. You'd be pleasantly surprised.

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ramsbodane

I'm quite happy to admit that I only watched 'Kill Me Later because it starred Selma Blair and I happen to think she's rather cool (despite 'Hellboy', but I'm happy to chalk that down to a bit her right of a laugh at work). Dana Lustig balances out 'Kill Me Later' with all the food groups necessary to make a motion picture work, pulling together some great performances with an original script and well thought out characters. It's theme stems from the tested movie setup: Two people living out the worst day of their respective lives meet. Gradually add hilarious or terrifying situations as required... But this is turned on it's head to satisfy the black comedy needs of 'Kill Me Later'. I'm fairly sure that the intent of the film is not to make suicide seem funny, so your allowed to laugh.

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becka3216

I just happened to come across this movie one night when I couldn't sleep. Since it had Selma Blair in it, I stopped and was immediately drawn in. In fact, I liked it so much that I watched it every time it came on a movie channel the rest of that week. I have been looking for the DVD everywhere and have not been able to find it. The movie follows Shawn(played by the talented Selma Blair), who, after some bad events in her life, has decided to commit suicide. But as she is about to jump off a building, she is kidnapped by a bank robber on the run. The rest of the movie follows the two as they run from 2 detectives trying to catch them. It is hilarious and sad and moving, and the ending was well worth the wait. If you are looking for a fun, suspenseful, as well as offbeat, movie, this is one for you. Definitely worth your time.

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AnnieThePirate

This movie was good for the down to earth girl that I am. I loved the way it saw the emotions of the characters. I stay up late whenever it's on just to watch it again. I love how it ends and I love the storyline. It was good because the story was different and intriguing, but still had good old-fashioned love that makes you come back for more. I love the lead characters roles, they were magic together.

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