Predrag "To Die For" is a great little gem of a movie that, in my opinion, ranks as one of the best dark comedies of the 1990s. Nicole Kidman, in one of her finest performances, is stunning as Suzanne Maretto - her maiden name is Stone - a completely self-absorbed, amoral, and utterly ruthless young woman who will let nothing stand in the way of her obtaining her goal of being a "television news star". The film is shot in the style of a slightly wacky TV documentary, which only adds to the fun, as we see the "post-tragedy" interviews with those who were involved with the late Miss Stone. Stone is an attractive but cold-blooded blonde in a small New England city who is desperate to become a celebrity on a national TV News Network.Other inspired performances include George Segal in a splendidly cynical cameo, succinctly summarizing TV business reality. But the real sleeper is Illeana Douglas, narrator and Ms. Stone's sister-in-law. She smells a rat long before anyone else, and her wise-acre sarcastic delivery is terrific, especially as she gracefully skates over the evidence. That's cold! The movie seemed to move all over the place at points for no logical reason. Because of the somewhat jarring approach the ending seemed to be a forgone conclusion. This movie, featuring an unnerving performance by the late River Phoenix, was chilling, haunting, beautiful, and absolutely brilliant. Van Sant is certainly capable of greatness, and Kidman is also.Overall rating: 9 out of 10.

Davis P This is hands down my favorite Nicole Kidman film ever!! Nicole plays an extremely convincing career driven psychopath who uses her sex appeal to manipulate people to do just about anything she wants. Matt Dillon plays her unsuspecting husband, with whom she uses in order to get what she really wants. Then there's Joaquin Pheonix, who plays a very uneducated trailer trash high school student that becomes very infatuated with Nicole's character Suzanne. And Suzanne takes advantage of him, and uses lures him in using her sex appeal. She must earn his trust in order to get him to do whatever she so chooses. She also befriends a female high schooler, because she has resources that Suzanne can use to her advantage. It was very cool to see how her plan fell into place. The dialogue was very clever and smartly written. Nicole was the perfect choice to play this female psychopathic villain. And Joaquin was spot on with his role, a very uneducated trailer trash high schooler. This film was just so cleverly written, directed, and acted! 10/10. All the actors gave it their all, that was very evident.

Chris L Gus Van Sant delivered, in 1995, this not very interesting satire on the media and exposure, staging Nicole Kidman who is ready to die (and kill) for her moment of glory. The script is unfortunately too linear, not enough catchy, and the choice of showing the outcome in the first moments of the movie turns out to be a serious mistake, ruining some of the interest of story. Moreover, the documentary style, with those interviews, is quite heavy and doesn't seem to serve any real purpose.The actors seem a bit left to themselves, such as Joaquin Phoenix in one of his first roles, and deliver lacklustre performances, hot helped by characters that lack consistency.Finally, and more surprisingly, the photography is close to being bad and gives the impression of watching a banal TV movie, which is very disappointing considering what GVS is capable of.

Red_Identity To Die For is a brilliantly intriguing black comedy/drama film with some truly fantastic performances at its core. Kidman can be hit or miss with me, but she's fantastic here, letting you see her character more and more, seeing her wheels turning as she calculated her every move. Kidman has never looked more amazing and she brings the electric charm that she's known for. It was really great seeing Casey Affleck in something that was done before 2007, and Phoenix was also another stand-out who brought a compelling character on screen in contrast to Suzanne's natural charisma. I'm glad I sought this one out and it stands as one of Kidman's finest performances.