ronnoco28
Quite a good little dark-humored college mystery film, with an awful lot of twists, that leaves you a bit mind-boggled at the end trying to make some sense out of it. Don't try to take it too seriously, just sit back and enjoy it. Excellent acting and directing from all involved. The characters are all sociopaths, but it's all so tongue-in-cheek that you end up sort of identifying with them, instead of hating them. They did a nice job re-creating the 1990s college atmosphere. Some of the references will become outdated, but 20 years after it was filmed, they still mainly hold up. The dialog is great.One nice touch was the interaction between chainsmoker Det. Amato and Dr. Ashley, who was trying to quit. It was already established that she wasn't going to reveal to the detectives any of her confidential counselling-sessions, but the animosity between herself and Det. Amato reinforced it.Another nice touch was the scene where Tim cons Jimmy out of his $10, and poor clueless Jimmy goes "That Tim, he's a really nice guy". It then cuts to a scene of Emma, an ironic expression on her face, murmuring "He is.....isn't he ?" Foreshadowing what's to come, though we don't know it yet.
wes-connors
Three college roommates would die to attend grad school at Harvard - but, their grades are wack. "It's either an MBA from Harvard or you're flipping burgers." So, after some partying, two of them decide to kill the third, and make it look like a suicide. The reason being the "standard practice" of giving traumatized roommates of suicide victims an automatic 4.0 grade point average for the semester. The three dudes are: psycho Matthew Lillard (as Tim), impotent Michael Vartan (as Chris), and contemptible Randall Batinkoff (as Rand).Their pretty blonde girlfriends, fickle Keri Russell (as Emma) and possibly pregnant Tamara Craig Thomas (as Natalie), are also roommates. Debuting director Dan Rosen's "Dead Man's Curve" characters definitely need a college shrink; and, this is the job filled by nicotine-addicted Dana Delany (as Dr. Ashley). The story, especially during the last act, needs some doctoring, too. Re-titled "The Curve", it has noting to do with the Jan & Dean's death drag classic played over the closing credits.**** Dead Man's Curve (1/24/98) Dan Rosen ~ Matthew Lillard, Michael Vartan, Randall Batinkoff
Vic_max
This was actually a pretty OK movie. I thought it would be pretty bad given the 'teenage clique gone wrong' setup. However, because of the interesting premise, I decided to watch. One thing that drew me into movie was Lillard's presence (plays Shaggy in Scooby-Doo movies). This suggested some over-the-top drama. He delivered - pretty dynamic fellow. The dialog is pretty decent too - much of it is fairly witty. Also, there are some pretty good setups and twists and surprises that are decently done throughout the movie. Not bad - albeit a somewhat tired genre and limited setting. If the taglines and premise for the movie intrigue you, you'll probably enjoy it.
Didier (Didier-Becu)
Ever heard about those movies that are totally misinterpreted or ignored? The Curve (aka Dead Man's Curve) is such one. It tells the story about some students how found out that once a roommate commit suicide that they are graduated, to survive the shock. I have no idea if these rules are actually existing but it's enough for some students to play the game anyway... What follows is a great movie in where the viewer is switched from one situation to an other (who is who, who is dead...) and they're all lead by the pervert performance from Matthew Lilard (Thirteen ghosts, Scream) who plays the role of his life. To give it a much more suicidal character, director Dan Rosen opts for suicidial music like Bauhaus and The Smiths. Also watch out for the moviegames the students are playing (the parody on the Russian roulette=scene in The Deer Hunter is superb). Totally ignored movie, what a shame....
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