Pssst, want to check out Single White Female in our new look?
Information
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 107 min.
- Director
- Barbet Schroeder
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Rating *
- 6.4
- Votes *
- 20,778
- Checks
- 2,013
- Favs
- 49
- Dislikes
- 24
- Favs/checks
- 2.4% (1:41)
- Favs/dislikes
- 2:1
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Siskoid
An iconic work in the 90s thriller genre, Single White Female (revisited, by which I mean I've watched it back, not that I've watched the sequel, which DOES exist but doesn't carry any characters forward) is much more about mental illness than I remembered. Sure, the climax is violent almost wannabe-Giallo, but Jennifer Jason Leigh's character transcends the usual "crazy B" of this type of film and manages real pathos as a former twin looking for a connection with potential lookalike Bridget Fonda. Before things get pair-shaped, their relationship is actually a believable pressure-cooker codependency, and the cinematography is particularly beautiful. So would this have worked better as a straight drama? I think it just might. There are thriller elements from early on, but things get extreme on a pretty steep curve, like the film suddenly realizing what it's supposed to be and rushing to the end. 11 months 3 weeks ago -
