hilljayne
This is a very good film. Kristy Swanson is great as a seductress man eating money loving party girl. The reviewer on the first page of these reviews is totally wrong about Ms. Kristy Swanson. She is a much better seductress than say Sarah Michelle Gellar ala Cruel Intentions. Though not quite as spectacular as Nicole Kidman in To Die For. I would give her acting a 9/10. In the makeup department I would give her fake hairpiece she wears in scenes where she is a teenager a 0. It is so obviously fake it almost takes you away from her acting. Jeremy London is good as her loose cannon brother. Best scene: When a motel clerk tells Swanson WE DON'T GET A LOT OF WHORES HERE her reply? WELL YOU GOT YOURSELF ONE NOW.
guil fisher
First of all why are there so many flicks about supposedly luscious females on the evil make? And the females aren't that luscious. In this, yet another boring tale of murder and intrigue, we have the likes of a bimbo named Francesca, played by an inept actress by the name of Kristy Swanson. She manages to travel around luring men and then knocking them off. To me, she was so obvious. I thought this actress had nothing to offer in the looks or performance department. She's skinny to the bone, with no chest, no hips, no butt. I think this actress must be anorexic. I suppose the blame should go to the casting people, Penny Ludford and Dan Shaner, one or both of them could have done better in casting the pivotal role of Francesca. The director, Bill L. Norton, couldn't do that much with this actress. It's like he gave up on getting a performance out of her. Along the travels of our little murderess, is her brother, Danny, played on a level of another planet by Jeremy London, who gets sucked into her schemes by murdering her lover, Waldo, played by hunk David Chokachi. Here is where I got sick. Watching this gorgeous guy, who certainly could have done better in getting himself a better looking doll, fall for her phony line and then take the dirt she flung at him. She gets hot and cold with a guy who, in my mind, could have any girl he wanted. Why waste it on her? Casting people take note. Don't ever put such a handsome dude in a role opposite such a not so attractive gal and make us believe this is life. No way. Why are there so many of these grade B made for TV dramas about these pathetic women who fool so many men in believing they mean what they say, and then get away with murder? The only exception was in the movie "Malice". But then, the dame was none other than Nicole Kidman, who makes all these other imitations look like losers. And Nicole had a vulnerability to her that was appealing. And she certainly acted the rings around the others, let alone was also a knockout in the looks department. There was at least a believability in why the male population wanted to get into her bed. I give this film a 4 out of 10, and I'm being nice, for the looks of David Chakachi on film. Let's see more of this hunk! I must also mention the good looks of Ben Browder as another victim to this loser. And the best acting goes to Patti D'Arbanville as the mother who should have slapped the girl's face way back when. I loved it when Victor Ertmanis, the motel manager, called her bluff and sent her packing. The writer, Rob Fresco, needs to give our villain a lot more suffering in the end. Not enough retribution in this view's opinion.
Pretty Face
Spoilers Kristy Swanson acted in this Movie called `Bad to the Bone' and the taglines for the movie were `She had good looks. A great body. And killer instinct.' Guess what this movie was all about.Kristy Swanson acted as Francesca Wells, a drop dead gorgeous lady with great body and attractive attitude. Kristy stayed with her parents and a 17 year old younger brother (Jeremy London) who loves her. Kristy hates her parents.Kristy's brother just love Kristy. His existence in life is just to protect Kristy. When Kristy helps him cut his hair, his heart melted. He will just do anything that Kristy tell him to do. Kristy get fed up with her parents and killed them and inherited millions. She then go out with a guy who owns a club. Eventually Kristy gets tired of this guy. Kristy never satisfy with anything.Kristy plans to kill this guy, of course not risking herself. Kristy tells her brother how much she suffered being with this guy. Her brother get angry and suggest to kill him. Kristy was very smart, she did not mention anything, but to make it so attractive for his brother to initiate the killing. The guy went to kill him, while Kristy was having dinner with a guy to protect herself as possible witness. When the job was done, she went back to the house and the cops were there. She was shocked to find his brother came back to the house later and look for her because he missed her. Kristy was very angry, cause his appearance may may make her suspicious.The cops get both of them for separate questioning. This woman cop asked Kristy, is it possible that his brother get jealous of her boy friend. She said admitted that. Wow, what a confidence lady. Anyway, Kristy was bailed out because a lawyer offer to pay for her freedom. Her brother will stay in jail. Kristy visited her brother in jail and use her sweet seductive skills to make sure that she will be 100% okay.She flew away, have fun, and go out with many rich people. One day, she bought a newspaper and was shocked to find her face appeared as a wanted person. Her brother betrayed her. She tried to run away. Many people notice her when she was moving from town to town but no one wants to report her. Then she made a call to the prison in a phone booth and the police track her down.
