Dressed to Kill Reviews

I already saw this movie but since it was such a long time ago, I was really eager to check it out again. Basically, it was some kind of homage to Alfred Hitchcock’s work, and even though Hitchcock himself was apparently not impressed, I think the damned thing was actually pretty neat. Indeed, I especially loved the first act focusing on Angie Dickison and, in my opinion, it was in fact some of the best work ever delivered by Brian De Palma, no less than that. Of course, you might argue that it was rather sleazy and exploitative but I thought that it was just spellbinding to behold and Angie Dickinson was quite fascinating. Obviously as a homage to 'Psycho', De Palma got rid off her at the beginning which was a really bold move and, to be honest, the rest of the movie turned out to be decent enough but not much more than that, I'm afraid. At least, Nancy Allen did play a convincing escort-girl but her character never became really interesting, at least, not as much as Dickinson's character was. To make things worse, the first victim's son was even less compelling to behold and the way he joined forces with this escort-girl was rather preposterous.  Anyway, to conclude, even though it was not flawless, it was still a really entertaining erotic thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Brian De Palma’s work.