A cult classic that continues to captivate lovers of the genre after almost 30 years.
At 87 years of age Morgan Freeman He is a true living legend of the seventh art. We can remember the talented and multifaceted actor in films such as Million Dollar Baby, Se7en, Bruce Almighty, The Shawshank Redemption and The Dark Knight trilogy, however, Freeman also gave life to an iconic character in a great suspense film.
Based on the novel of the same name written by James Patterson, Kiss the Girlsunder the direction of Gary Flederpremiered in October 1997, also having Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes and Brian Cox in its cast. This film tells the story of detective Alex Cross, who investigates the disappearance of his niece, kidnapped by a serial killer. Cross suspects that the criminal madman is not murdering his victims, but collecting them. One of them, Dr. Kate McTiernan, who escaped him alive, will help Cross.
Although The collector of lovers (as it was called in Latin America) did not become a great classic like other films of the genre, was able to get good numbers at the box office, doubling its $27 million budget. Unfortunately, critics were not fascinated with the final result, giving it a 32% approval rating on the website. Rotten Tomatoes.
Nonetheless, Kiss the Girls has earned a small cult reputation among thriller lovers, who were very satisfied with the work of the great Morgan Freeman. Four years later, Along Came a Spider hit the big screen, serving as a direct sequel, directed by Lee Tamahori and again with Freeman at the head of its cast. The film ended up having a reception practically the same as its predecessor, although with greater profits at the box office.
Kiss the Girls is available within the Netflix catalog.
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