I was mostly curious how Curtis Hanson handled his debut feature film, but the exploitation genre has my dear attention as well - thusly, a good combination. 'Sweet kill' is partly a character study of a man who was somehow traumatized in his youth, but offers plenty of kills (not much blood, though) and nudity to be an exploitation flick as well.
The writing is pretty good, showing early signs of Hanson's competence in that area. Things may appear to be happening rather haphazardly, but through all these random acts, the struggle of Eddie Collins is broadly illustrated; his fetish, his attempts at fighting off his dark side and the part that coincidence plays in his ultimate downfall - even if it not sure that he gets caught at all.
This is pretty low budget, but the director made do with the littlest of means. The acting varies, Tab Hunter plays the lead reasonably well. A good 7 out 10.
The writing is pretty good, showing early signs of Hanson's competence in that area. Things may appear to be happening rather haphazardly, but through all these random acts, the struggle of Eddie Collins is broadly illustrated; his fetish, his attempts at fighting off his dark side and the part that coincidence plays in his ultimate downfall - even if it not sure that he gets caught at all.
This is pretty low budget, but the director made do with the littlest of means. The acting varies, Tab Hunter plays the lead reasonably well. A good 7 out 10.