Malice

Pros: Suspenseful movie with a great cast
Cons: None for me

I like movies and I enjoy going to see them in the theater. I also enjoy renting them, on DVD now that I have a DVD player. My own collection of movies on DVD keeps growing. Lately because I’ve been busy with some work related things, I...

Pros: Bancroft, Baldwin, Kidman and Pullman in that order. Music.
Cons: Pacing at times.

This is a dark and somewhat twisted tale, that is good fun to watch. It is disturbing, and convoluted and well balanced, with a pretty good screenplay and some memorable dialog. It has wit and some charm, although it is at the same time deadly serious....

Pros: Good performances, solid thriller elements
Cons: Predictable

Once upon a time, Alec Baldwin’s name appeared before Nicole Kidman’s in the credits of a movie, even when the actual lead in the movie was Bill Pullman. In this case, once upon a time was 1993, and the movie was a thriller called Malice....

Pros: Bebe Neuwirth. Some moments from Alec Baldwin.
Cons: Sloppy writing. Embarassing turns from George C. Scott and Anne Bancroft.

Madame Rose, my publicist, promised that there would be a band and floral tributes waiting when the Norwegian Star returned to its dock, marking the end of my comeback concert voyage. I had expected a little bit more than Lester Lewis's Kazoo...

Pros: good twists, fun performances
Cons: couple of minor sections of dialogue

I am surprised to see myself type these words, but I enjoyed this film. I had instantly assumed when I first saw the preview that it would be another 2-hour piece of Hollywood schlock, but that it would at least have a good monologue about Alec Baldwin...

Pros: Good cast
Cons: Ludicrous plot

The unexpected plot twist is the one thing in movies that I think can make or break a film. If a film's surprise plot twist works and makes us think harder, it helps give a movie another dimension to it. Some films such as "The Sixth Sense' and...

Pros: Alec Baldwin's cool, cocky performance.
Cons: Everything else.

A young woman bicycles down quiet New England streets, on her way home after a long day of studying at the university. Upon entering her home, the woman finds her cat, her chair, and a strange man who proceeds to rape and beat her. This shocking scene...

Pros: Good acting by the main cast.
Cons: Confusing weak script.

This is the second time I watched this movie and I didn't like it either time, but for different reasons each viewing.
I admit the first time I watched it I was tired and fell asleep through it half way and got the totally wrong conclusion. I was...

Pros: Baldwin's and Kidman's acting
Cons: Not everyone will like the direction the movie takes

MALICE starts out on the campus of a New England college, with the rape and physical attack of one of the coeds attending that college. Bill Pullman, an administrator at this college, is brought into the loop to help investigate this and a series of...

Pros: Intriguing, engrossing story line, fine acting, especially Anne Bancroft's small, but memorable role.
Cons: Suffers from plot holes and improbabilities

"Malice" epitomizes the type of too clever, but insufficiently thought out suspense-thrillers that were so prevalent throughout the '90's. To be sure, "Malice"'s intriguing plot will have you deeply engrossed, and will...